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EFFA 152 Cuddles vs Crusher PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Esparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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159 lbs
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World class MT
Cuts easily
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Esparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfonso Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez connects with a right hand. Esparza shakes it off.
Esparza throws a sloppy body shot
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez cracks Esparza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esparza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valdez's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Esparza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Esparza avoids them all with ease.
Valdez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Esparza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Esparza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdez defending well as Esparza loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Esparza.
Esparza swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
A little feinted left hand from Esparza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esparza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Esparza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valdez has Esparza up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esparza backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Valdez lands a left hand.
Esparza is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdez has double underhooks.
Valdez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Esparza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esparza blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
Valdez gets through Esparza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esparza blocking some punches.
Esparza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esparza blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esparza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esparza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esparza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valdez can turn it around.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Esparza avoids a wild elbow strike from Valdez.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esparza blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Eric Esparza has been cut.
Valdez working Esparza over with knees to the body.
Esparza is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Esparza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valdez lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Esparza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Esparza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Esparza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
Esparza staying out of range there.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esparza misses with a hook.
Esparza ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Eric Esparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Esparza checks a leg kick.
Valdez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esparza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Esparza throws a counter high kick but Valdez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Valdez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esparza under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esparza takes one to the side of the head.
Esparza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Valdez tries to bum rush Esparza with a series of wild strikes but Esparza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdez pushes Esparza up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Valdez throws an elbow but misses.
Esparza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esparza wants to get back to striking at distance but Valdez won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esparza.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esparza backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Esparza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valdez lands with a left to the head.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez trying to land knees to the body.
Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Valdez tries to land knees in the clinch but Esparza avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esparza is defending well for now.
Esparza dodges an elbow strike from Valdez.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valdez obliges.
Esparza is trying to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling him.
Esparza managing to block the knees to the body from Valdez.
Valdez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Esparza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Esparza avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes.
Esparza has had enough of the clinch but Valdez keeps him there for the moment.
Esparza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esparza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Esparza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esparza blocks a jab.
Valdez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esparza.
Good standup being displayed there by Valdez as he connects with a hook.
Valdez misses the shot to the body.
Valdez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esparza.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Esparza. That snapped Valdez's head back.
Good exchange - Esparza coming out on top.
Valdez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Esparza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esparza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valdez. Valdez obviously looking to wear him down.
Esparza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEsparza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esparza manages to avoid it.
Esparza checks the leg kick.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but Esparza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez avoids the head kick by Esparza.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
Esparza scores with a head kick. Valdez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esparza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esparza looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Esparza moves out of range as Valdez strikes.
Valdez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Esparza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esparza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valdez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esparza.
Valdez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esparza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esparza throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esparza misses with a looping right.
Valdez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
Alfonso Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valdez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valdez clobbers Esparza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esparza is rocked!
Valdez stuns Esparza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Esparza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Esparza's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Esparza - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alfonso Valdez!
Our winner, Alfonso Valdez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Starstryder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
Starstryder cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Starstryder has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starstryder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Starstryder told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Starstryder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Starstryder lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire gets through Starstryder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starstryder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire tries to stall but Starstryder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire working Starstryder over with knees to the body.
Starstryder misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starstryder blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Starstryder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire tries to work over Starstryder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire is looking to control Starstryder's arms but Starstryder gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the ropes.
Starstryder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Starstryder counters with a left to the body.
Starstryder misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starstryder moves away.
Starstryder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuire's calf.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starstryder throws a fast counter high kick but McGuire manages to duck under it in time.
A low kick from Starstryder is predictable there
and McGuire counters with a nice leg kick.
Starstryder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Starstryder is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Starstryder jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
McGuire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starstryder can pounce on him.
Starstryder misses with a low kick.
Starstryder throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starstryder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Starstryder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Starstryder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Starstryder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Starstryder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starstryder.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Starstryder saw that one coming.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
and Starstryder counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
Starstryder lands a head kick. McGuire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starstryder lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
Starstryder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
enabling Starstryder to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire with a hook.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starstryder counters with a leg kick.
Starstryder motions for McGuire to come forward. Starstryder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starstryder cracks a nice hook into McGuire's ribs.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Starstryder's belly button to the back.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Starstryder moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Starstryder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starstryder checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire backing away here, and Starstryder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Starstryder counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starstryder throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Starstryder only half commits.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Starstryder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Starstryder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starstryder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starstryder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Starstryder checks it.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Starstryder.
Starstryder thuds his shin into the meat of McGuire's side.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zander McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Starstryder counters with a nice body shot.
Starstryder connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
enabling Starstryder to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starstryder.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Starstryder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
Starstryder counters with a body kick.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Starstryder throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Starstryder 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.
Starstryder blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starstryder.
Starstryder throws a nice looking combination but McGuire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Starstryder is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starstryder.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starstryder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Starstryder checks it
and Starstryder counters with an outside leg kick.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starstryder.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starstryder 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.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Starstryder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starstryder counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starstryder avoids it.
McGuire avoids a wild elbow strike from Starstryder.
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!
McGuire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Starstryder lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Starstryder misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starstryder.
Starstryder looking to throw knees to the head but McGuire is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starstryder is defending well for now.
Starstryder effectively controlling the action here.
Starstryder lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Starstryder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire moves out of range as Starstryder throws a body kick.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starstryder's sensitive parts.
McGuire lands with an uppercut that bounces Starstryder off the ropes and back into range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starstryder looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Starstryder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Starstryder back into the ropes.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starstryder backwards.
Starstryder breaks the clinch.
Starstryder moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Starstryder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGuire.
McGuire is looking to wear down Starstryder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Starstryder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Starstryder backs away, McGuire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Starstryder moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Starstryder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire throws a hook but Starstryder avoids it easily.
Starstryder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Starstryder connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starstryder lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Starstryder off balance momentarily.
Starstryder scores with a spinning back kick!
Starstryder lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Starstryder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Starstryder feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cosmo Starstryder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zander McGuire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starstryder counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from McGuire.
Starstryder scores with a head kick. McGuire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Starstryder.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Starstryder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starstryder unleashes a big counter combination but McGuire bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starstryder's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire cracks Starstryder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starstryder throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Zander McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Starstryder counters with a body kick.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Starstryder's knee but Starstryder avoids it well.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starstryder ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch
and Starstryder counters with a thumping low kick.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Starstryder counters with a stiff right hand.
Starstryder tries to land a body kick
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Starstryder counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGuire's knee momentarily.
Starstryder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by Starstryder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Starstryder blocks a leg kick.
Starstryder throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Starstryder finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire takes a swing at Starstryder's ribcage but misses.
McGuire backing away here, and Starstryder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McGuire. Those never looked like landing.
Starstryder only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Starstryder moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Starstryder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Starstryder lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cosmo Starstryder.
I think Starstryder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Starstryder!
In defeat, Zander McGuire stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank TTFC for letting me fight here. But it is time for me to move on. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wilfredo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eobard Thawne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thawne's choice of entrance music: Bodies - Drowning Pool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfredo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eobard Thawne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Thawne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Thawne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thawne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thawne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thawne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thawne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thawne tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Wilfredo Martinez has been cut.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thawne throws out the jab.
Martinez throws a quick counter head kick but Thawne was just out of range.
Thawne swings widly with a right hand
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Eobard Thawne has been cut.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Thawne counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thawne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thawne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thawne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thawne misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a thumping low kick.
Thawne throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Thawne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thawne misses with a kick to the body.
Thawne loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Thawne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thawne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Martinez.
Thawne scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eobard Thawne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thawne.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thawne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Thawne settles back down.
Thawne drops his guard momentarily, allowing Martinez to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Thawne! 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! Martinez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wilfredo Martinez!
After the fight, Wilfredo Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Eobard Thawne had this to say: 'Barry Allen is an asshole! I will kill him one of these days. As for the results of this fight. Fuck that guy. He is a chump. Mark my words: I will kill The Flash!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shaolin Monastic chanting. Remoreras has chosen Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop as his entrance music. Kung Fu Master had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
Nice uppercut lands for Remoreras. That snapped Master's head back.
Master throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remoreras has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Master is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Remoreras.
Remoreras takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Remoreras checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Remoreras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Remoreras connects with a nice looking jab.
Master 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.
Master slips a jab from Remoreras.
Remoreras takes one to the side of the head.
Remoreras paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Master misses the target.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master lands a nice leg kick that just misses Remoreras's sensitive parts.
Remoreras throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Master attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras throws a big counter head kick but Master avoids it with no problem.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Master.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Remoreras lands a really nice looking cross but Master seems unphased.
Master misses with a body kick.
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Remoreras unleashes a big counter combination but Master bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a hook to the side of Master's head but Master sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master drops his hands momentarily and Remoreras takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remoreras bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remoreras is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Master attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Remoreras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Remoreras is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Master had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Remoreras throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
Master cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg.
A jab lands there for Master.
Master throws a hook but Remoreras avoids it easily.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
Remoreras throws a right hand that Master ducks under and follows up with a left that Master also avoids with ease.
Master is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Remoreras tries to work over Master's front leg with a kick but Master checks it.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Master looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Remoreras blocks a body shot from Master.
Master is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Master is looking to control Remoreras's arms but Remoreras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras misses with the head strike.
Master wants to stall.
Master lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Remoreras connects with a high kick.
That kick from Master tenderised Remoreras's leg. Remoreras is trying to keep his angry face on.
Master avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
A head kick misses from Master.
Remoreras throws the left hand but Master avoids the punch easily.
Remoreras lands a jab.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master instigates a clinch.
Master has Remoreras pressed against the ropes.
Remoreras working aggressively here.
Remoreras has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Master as the two fighters clinch.
Remoreras throws an elbow but it misses.
Remoreras lands an elbow inside that Master shrugs off.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Remoreras is blocking nicely.
Master digs a right hand into Remoreras's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Remoreras's gas tank.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Remoreras.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remoreras.
Remoreras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master misses with a body punch.
Remoreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Remoreras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Master stalling the fight.
Remoreras misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remoreras swings wildly with an uppercut but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Remoreras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Remoreras missing with knees to the body.
Remoreras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Master.
Master with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remoreras with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master slowing the pace effectively.
Remoreras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Remoreras blocks the elbow strike.
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 Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Master pushes Remoreras up against the ropes in a clinch.
Remoreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Remoreras fails to land.
Remoreras blocks an uppercut.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remoreras is defending well for now.
Remoreras prevents a body shot from Master.
Remoreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Master trying to control the position but instead, Remoreras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Master into the ropes.
Master tries a body shot but Remoreras blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Master.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Remoreras's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master swings wildly with an uppercut but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Master digs a right hand underneath Remoreras's ribcage. Remoreras let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Master blocking some punches.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Remoreras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master misses with some punches.
Master is pushing Remoreras up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Master works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master has Remoreras pressed against the ropes.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Master just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remoreras's brow.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Remoreras letting Master take a breather here.
Master lands an elbow just above Remoreras 's eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master misses with some punches.
Master stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Remoreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Master.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Remoreras throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Master blocks the low kick.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Remoreras on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Master. Master obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Master.
Remoreras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Remoreras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Master cracks Remoreras with an open hand slap.
Remoreras lands with a straight right. Master didn't see that one coming.
Master fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Master.
Master leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Kung Fu Master has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Master is trying to stall.
Master is trying to maintain a safe position but Remoreras gets an underhook and turns Master into the ropes.
Master can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Master is trying to maintain a safe position but Remoreras gets an underhook and turns Master into the ropes.
Master lands a damaging elbow.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Remoreras's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Master just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remoreras's brow.
Master misses with some punches.
Master content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Remoreras on the inside.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Remoreras avoids the damage to the body.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Master.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Remoreras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Remoreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master looking to stall.
Remoreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Master.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Master working aggressively here.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master had his way with Markus Remoreras in that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Master throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Remoreras lands a two punch combo.
Remoreras lands with a nice body kick.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Remoreras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
It seemed like Remoreras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Master missing with a left hand there. Remoreras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master scores with a head kick.
Remoreras connects with a right hand. Master shakes it off.
Master lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Remoreras scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras throws a series of punches but Master moves out of range.
Remoreras throws a head kick that half lands.
Remoreras slips under a jab from Master.
Remoreras is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Master has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Remoreras.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master sets himself, and Remoreras steps forward looking for the clinch! Master avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Master has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remoreras.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master scores with a crisp jab that stopped Remoreras in his tracks.
Master lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Remoreras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remoreras cracks Master with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Master misses with a leg kick
and Remoreras counters with a straight right hand.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Remoreras takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Master wants to clinch.
Remoreras flicks out a counter leg kick but Master steps away.
Master walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Master misses with a head kick.
Remoreras is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Remoreras connects with a solid leg kick.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Remoreras swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Master tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Remoreras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Remoreras throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master tries to clinch there but Remoreras circles away.
Master throws a hook but Remoreras avoids it easily.
Master is looking to clinch but Remoreras is avoiding it.
Master thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Remoreras if he has to take too many more of those.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Remoreras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a low kick but Master avoids it.
Remoreras blocks a head kick by Master.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Markus Remoreras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remoreras takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Master 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
Kung Fu Master took some time post fight to say the following; 'Man, I needed that win. Now I can get back on track and get that gold my waist has been missing!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaymz Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg comes to the ring accompanied by BMTH - Alligator Blood. Hetfield has chosen Fight Fire With Fire - MetallicA as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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38
183 lbs
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21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaymz Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaczjarg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hetfield has time to react.
Kaczjarg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaczjarg lands the left hand.
Kaczjarg slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaczjarg.
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaczjarg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hetfield connects with a looping right hand.
Hetfield swings widly with a right hand
and Kaczjarg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield looks to land a left hand but Kaczjarg moved out of range nicely.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hetfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaczjarg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hetfield closes the distance and clinches.
Kaczjarg tries to break the clinch but Hetfield is controlling the position.
Kaczjarg breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hetfield there.
Hetfield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaczjarg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hetfield on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg gets tackled into the ropes by Hetfield. Hetfield maintains the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Kaczjarg takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg misses with some punches.
Kaczjarg trying to stall but Hetfield improves his position.
Kaczjarg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield stalling.
Hetfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hetfield throws an elbow but misses.
Hetfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow just above Hetfield 's eye.
Kaczjarg avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield working aggressively here.
Hetfield landing knees to the head.
Hetfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the head but Kaczjarg blocks with his arms.
Hetfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaczjarg is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetfield has double underhooks.
I was talking to Kaczjarg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaczjarg blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaczjarg working aggressively here.
Hetfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hetfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczjarg takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield lands a damaging elbow.
Hetfield taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaczjarg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaymz Hetfield will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaczjarg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kaczjarg there.
Hetfield slips under a jab.
Hetfield looks to throw the jab but Kaczjarg is out of range.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut
enabling Kaczjarg to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Hetfield wants to counter with a clinch but Kaczjarg pushes him away.
Hetfield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaczjarg on the side of the head.
Hetfield loads up on a big right hand but Kaczjarg slips the punch.
Kaczjarg ducks under a wild hook from Hetfield.
Kaczjarg moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaczjarg breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
Hetfield avoids the body shot from Kaczjarg.
Hetfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaczjarg to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hetfield misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaczjarg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaczjarg slips under a jab.
Kaczjarg throws out a loose jab but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaczjarg scores with a decent looking hook.
Hetfield has Kaczjarg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaczjarg avoids a wild elbow strike from Hetfield.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetfield is keeping busy.
Hetfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hetfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaczjarg tries a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kaczjarg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaczjarg tries to throw a body punch but Hetfield avoids it by throwing Kaczjarg back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaczjarg.
Hetfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaczjarg blocks an uppercut.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Hetfield improves position.
Hetfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaczjarg's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kaczjarg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetfield's brow.
Hetfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaymz Hetfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kaczjarg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hetfield throws a jab when Kaczjarg was well out of range.
Hetfield has Kaczjarg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaczjarg trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczjarg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kaczjarg working Hetfield over with knees to the body.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Kaczjarg shrugs off.
Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Hetfield improves position.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hetfield avoids the elbow strike from Kaczjarg, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Kaczjarg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hetfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetfield is keeping busy.
Kaczjarg dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Kaczjarg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut
and Kaczjarg counters with a one-two to the body.
Hetfield connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Kaczjarg counters with a left to the body.
Kaczjarg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hetfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaczjarg is looking to slow Hetfield down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hetfield tries to counter with a clinch but Kaczjarg shakes him off and moves away.
Hetfield throws a hook but Kaczjarg blocks it.
A jab from Kaczjarg finds it's way through Hetfield's defenses.
Hetfield is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaczjarg misses with a head kick.
Kaczjarg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hetfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaczjarg misses with a knee strike.
Kaczjarg misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hetfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the head.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetfield is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Jaymz Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Kaczjarg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kaczjarg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hetfield's brow.
Kaczjarg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield pushes Kaczjarg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield lands a right hand.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Hetfield on the inside.
Kaczjarg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaczjarg misses with the head strike.
Kaczjarg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczjarg avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg breaks the clinch.
Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hetfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Adrian Kaczjarg did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaczjarg cracks a nice hook into Hetfield's ribs.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaczjarg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaczjarg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hetfield looks to throw the jab but Kaczjarg is out of range.
Kaczjarg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hetfield clinches with his opponent.
Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Hetfield improves position.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaczjarg's brow.
Kaczjarg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hetfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hetfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield misses with some punches.
Kaczjarg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaczjarg blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaczjarg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield blocks an elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Hetfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hetfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hetfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Kaczjarg scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hetfield throws an elbow but misses.
Kaczjarg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hetfield backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kaczjarg throws an elbow but misses.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Hetfield throws an elbow that misses.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow that stopped Hetfield in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield pushes Kaczjarg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hetfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaczjarg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaczjarg.
Hetfield looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hetfield.
Kaczjarg blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hetfield pushes Kaczjarg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaczjarg.
Hetfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaczjarg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaczjarg.
Hetfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaczjargs head.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jaymz Hetfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
Hetfield steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hetfield connects with a crisp jab.
Hetfield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adrian Kaczjarg is winning the standup battle so far.
Hetfield misses with a hook. Kaczjarg ducked under it nicely.
Hetfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaczjarg with a jab.
Kaczjarg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hetfield tries to clinch up.
Kaczjarg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hetfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaczjarg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg has Hetfield up against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetfield is keeping busy.
Kaczjarg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Kaczjarg is blocking nicely.
Hetfield is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaczjarg digs a right hand into Hetfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hetfield's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Hetfield fails to land.
Kaczjarg wants to break free but Hetfield has control.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow just above Hetfield 's eye.
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Kaczjarg scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaczjarg lands a nice elbow.
Kaczjarg scores with a knee to the head.
Hetfield is rocked!
Hetfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaczjarg finish him?
Kaczjarg creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Hetfield off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Hetfield is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Kaczjarg is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Adrian Kaczjarg!
Adrian Kaczjarg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jaymz Hetfield had this to say: 'Rock 'n Roll man!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hastings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to React - Not today. Addison has chosen Retaliation as his entrance music. Mark Addison is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Addison!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Addison's front leg but catches the back leg as Addison tries to avoid it.
Hastings misses with a straight right.
Addison flicks out a counter leg kick but Hastings steps away.
Addison clinches with his opponent.
Addison avoids a wild elbow strike from Hastings.
Hastings throws an elbow that misses.
Addison misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Addison.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Addison tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings scoring well with a low kick there.
Hastings finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Addison! But no joy.
Hastings takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hastings throws a body kick that misses.
Hastings plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mark Addison has been cut.
Addison tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Addison wants to land a leg kick but Hastings is out of range.
Hastings connects with a crisp jab.
Hastings's jab looks to have found its range, popping Addison under the eye.
Hastings throws out a leg kick but Addison moves out of range and Hastings only half commits.
Hastings connects with a body shot.
Hastings misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Addison tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Addison checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Addison's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hastings throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Addison on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hastings.
Addison defending well as Hastings loads up on a big left hand.
Addison avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Addison tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hastings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Addison.
Hastings lands a nice hook to Addison's body. Addison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hastings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hastings scores with a hook to the body. Addison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hastings dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Addison. That did some damage!
Addison tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Addison checks a leg kick.
Hastings is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Addison.
Hastings tried to counter with a leg kick but Addison avoided it.
A head kick by Addison misses
and Hastings counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hastings is looking to wear down Addison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Addison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Addison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Addison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hastings with a body shot.
Hastings works the jab nicely.
Addison staying out of range there.
Hastings cracks Addison with a good jab.
Hastings throws a low kick but it's checked well by Addison.
Addison unleashes a big counter combination but Hastings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Addison moves into range and clinches up with Hastings.
Addison takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Addison.
Addison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hastings.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hastings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hastings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hastings obliges.
Hastings misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basil Hastings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Addison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hastings connects with a good right hand that stumbles Addison. Addison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hastings throws a nice outside leg kick.
It looks like Hastings has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Addison clinches up against the ropes.
Addison blocking some punches.
Addison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hastings's elbow.
Addison lands a hook that snaps the head of Hastings backwards.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Addison.
Some bone on bone action there as Addison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Addison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Addison throws a low kick but Hastings avoids it.
Hastings is looking to slow Addison down with leg kicks.
Hastings moves out of range of the leg kick from Addison.
Hastings attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Addison unleashes a big counter combination but Hastings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Addison finds it's target.
Addison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Addison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Addison catches Hastings right on the button with a cross.
Addison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hastings. Hastings obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Hastings finds it's target.
Hastings moves out of range as Addison strikes.
Hastings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Addison can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Hastings.
Hastings changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hastings tries to keep at a distance but Addison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Addison tries to work over Hastings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hastings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Addison is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Addison is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hastings.
Hastings shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Addison as he checks the leg kick.
Addison is looking to clinch but Hastings is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hastings misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hastings throws a jab but it's blocked by Addison.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Hastings listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Addison works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Addison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hastings doesn't seem phased though.
Addison blocks the body kick.
Hastings stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Addison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hastings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hastings misses with a straight right.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addison moves away.
Hastings misses the jab.
Addison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hastings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hastings slips a jab and a cross from Addison.
Addison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Addison to the canvas! Can Addison beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Addison was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Hastings is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Basil Hastings!
A victorious Basil Hastings thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Mark Addison was interviewed post fight and said 'He fought with everything he's got! Mad respect to him. I need to go back to the drawing board and improve from this. Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Conviction and Instinct'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian comes to the ring accompanied by John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
Shavershian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Shavershian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Shavershian misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Shavershian counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Shavershian to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Shavershian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavershian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Some wild striking there from Shavershian.
Martinez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shavershian keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shavershian moves away.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavershian.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Shavershian.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Shavershian does no damage.
Shavershian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shavershian checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Shavershian counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shavershian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez tries to clinch there but Shavershian circles away.
Jab by Shavershian.
Shavershian misses with a leg kick.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shavershian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez is looking to slow Shavershian down with leg kicks.
Martinez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Shavershian avoids it well.
Shavershian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Shavershian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shavershian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Shavershian throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Shavershian circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez has Shavershian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shavershian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Shavershian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shavershian counters with a two punch combo.
Leonard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavershian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shavershian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shavershian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez checks a low kick from Shavershian.
Aziz Shavershian is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shavershian keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
Shavershian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shavershian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Shavershian.
Shavershian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Shavershian backs off Martinez throws a huge counter combo but Shavershian manages to avoid it all.
Shavershian lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shavershian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Shavershian is looking to counter punch.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Shavershian.
Martinez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavershian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shavershian.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Shavershian sees coming a mile off.
Shavershian takes one on the button.
Shavershian clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shavershian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Shavershian.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Shavershian sees coming a mile off.
Shavershian scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Shavershian in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shavershian's elbow.
Shavershian breaks from the clinch.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shavershian circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shavershian manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Shavershian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Shavershian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shavershian slips a straight right by Martinez.
Shavershian lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shavershian lands a jab-cross combination.
Shavershian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a head kick but Shavershian moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shavershian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Shavershian counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martinez stalks Shavershian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shavershian's face. Shavershian staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Shavershian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shavershian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Shavershian.
Shavershian tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Shavershian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shavershian breaks from the clinch.
Shavershian with a hook.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Shavershian's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavershian.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez throws a right and a left that Shavershian avoids nicely.
Shavershian throws a quick counter kick to the body but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Shavershian saw that one coming.
Shavershian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Shavershian moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Shavershian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shavershian connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Shavershian avoids the head kick by Martinez.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shavershian delivers a nice body kick.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Shavershian is out of range.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Shavershian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shavershian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Shavershian against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Shavershian.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavershian misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavershian prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Shavershian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavershian blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shavershian blocking some punches.
Shavershian lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shavershian backwards.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavershian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavershian stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shavershian is looking to land body kicks.
Shavershian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Shavershian is looking for a counter combo.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Shavershian ducks down to avoid it.
Shavershian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Martinez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shavershian pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Shavershian thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Shavershian pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shavershian's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Shavershian lands a jab.
Shavershian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
A combination from Shavershian does no damage.
Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shavershian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shavershian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shavershian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Leonard Martinez's cut even more.
Martinez works Shavershian's body with a nice hook.
Shavershian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shavershian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Shavershian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Shavershian.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shavershian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Shavershian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez tries to clinch but Shavershian is having none of it.
Shavershian swinging wildly here.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Shavershian avoids it with no problem.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shavershian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Shavershian counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shavershian manages to avoid it.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Shavershian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Shavershian.
Shavershian works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Shavershian had his way with Leonard Martinez in that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shavershian.
Shavershian throws a quick counter kick to the body but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez is looking for the big counter here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
It looks like Aziz Shavershian has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shavershian blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Shavershian tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Shavershian back against the ropes.
Shavershian blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shavershian is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavershian blocks a body shot from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Shavershian.
Leonard Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Shavershian.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shavershian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Shavershian appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shavershian under the eye.
Shavershian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shavershian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Shavershian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez takes a swing at Shavershian's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shavershian lands the left hand.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shavershian.
Martinez tries to bum rush Shavershian with a series of wild strikes but Shavershian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shavershian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shavershian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Shavershian had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shavershian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian jabs Martinez right on the nose. Martinez blinks but takes it well.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Shavershian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavershian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Shavershian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shavershian scores with a hook to the body.
Shavershian wants to stall.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Aziz Shavershian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonard Martinez.
I think Shavershian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aziz Shavershian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's front leg with a kick but Dowiyogo checks it.
Dowiyogo avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dowiyogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Byrne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne is working Dowiyogo over against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byrne as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrne lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch but Byrne slips to the side
and Byrne counters with a nice leg kick.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Dowiyogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Byrne finds it's target.
Byrne takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Byrne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dowiyogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dowiyogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Byrne.
Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo working aggressively here.
Byrne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the head.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne is working Dowiyogo over against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Dowiyogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrne misses with a body kick.
Byrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dowiyogo misses with a leg kick
and Byrne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne lands a knee to the body.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byrne gets through Dowiyogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
A knee to the head by Byrne.
Dowiyogo is rocked!
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dowiyogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Byrne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dowiyogo misses with a straight right.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrne avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab.
Byrne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrne with a hook.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Dowiyogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Byrne up against the ropes.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dowiyogo momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and Byrne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowiyogo scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne throws a body punch but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Byrne instigates a clinch.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne cracks Dowiyogo with a nice 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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Byrne scores a nice knee to the body.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dowiyogo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dowiyogo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dowiyogo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrne 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 43:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 43:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
David Byrne 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The song of a freeman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnar Styr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styr throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
Khanom Tom throws an off balance right hand
and Styr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy right hand but Styr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanom Tom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khanom Tom throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom connects with a crisp jab.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
A big right from Styr misses.
Khanom Tom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Styr gets tackled into the ropes by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom maintains 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!
Styr throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom tries to land knees in the clinch but Styr avoids the damage to the body.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Khanom Tom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styr.
We've been informed that Khanom Tom has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khanom Tom misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Styr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khanom Tom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Styr.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Styr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom clinches with his opponent.
Styr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styr.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
Styr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styr blocks an uppercut.
Oh Styr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styr avoiding damage as Khanom Tom throws knees to the body.
Styr has had enough of the clinch but Khanom Tom keeps him there for the moment.
Styr seems to have got his legs back now.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styr struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Khanom Tom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanom Tom tries to throw a body punch but Styr avoids it by throwing Khanom Tom back against the ropes.
Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Styr backwards.
Khanom Tom missing with knees to the body.
Styr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanom Tom looking to throw knees to the head but Styr is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Khanom Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styr throws a right and a left that Khanom Tom avoids nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the side of Styr's head but Styr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Styr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Styr drops his guard momentarily, allowing Khanom Tom to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Styr! 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! Khanom Tom takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nai Khanom Tom!
Magnar Styr was interviewed post fight and said 'well .... fuck'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch - . Dimitrovich has chosen Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cirkovic takes one on the button.
Dimitrovich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cirkovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cirkovic tries to work over Dimitrovich's front leg with a kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirkovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Cirkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a head kick.
Dimitrovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich clobbers Cirkovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich scores with a hook.
Dimitrovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimitrovich.
As Dimitrovich looks to move away, Cirkovic throws a big counter combo but Dimitrovich just gets out of the way.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich moves to clinch but Cirkovic breaks away
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dimitrovich's knee momentarily.
Cirkovic throws a wild body kick that Dimitrovich sees coming a mile off.
Dimitrovich feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimitrovich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Dimitrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cirkovic thuds his shin into the meat of Dimitrovich's side.
Cirkovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitrovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy body kick
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a leg kick but Dimitrovich saw it coming and moves away.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cirkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a series of punches but Cirkovic avoids them all with ease.
Dimitrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cirkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic ducks under a wild hook from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimitrovich is just out of range.
Cirkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cirkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dimitrovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirkovic's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich misses the shot to the body.
Cirkovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimitrovich throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dimitrovich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Dimitrovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cirkovic counters with a solid body kick.
Cirkovic cracks Dimitrovich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich clinches up with Cirkovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic thuds a left hand into Dimitrovich's body.
Dimitrovich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cirkovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimitrovich is out of range and Cirkovic settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic moves away from the strike by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cirkovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body. Dimitrovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimitrovich clinches up against the ropes.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimitrovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimitrovich looks winded!
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirkovic tried to score with a low kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Dimitrovich steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Cirkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Cirkovic throws a shot from downtown. Dimitrovich moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cirkovic throwing a counter right hand but Dimitrovich manages to avoid it.
Cirkovic tries to land a leg kick but Dimitrovich saw it coming and moves away.
Dimitrovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cirkovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimitrovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cirkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimitrovich lands the left hand.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cirkovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dimitrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich throws the kick towards the body but Cirkovic avoids it.
Dimitrovich jabs Cirkovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dimitrovich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrovich throws a series of strikes that have Cirkovic backpedaling.
Dimitrovich rushes Cirkovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dimitrovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cirkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimitrovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich checks it.
Nice defenses there by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a push kick but Cirkovic slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cirkovic defending well as Dimitrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Dimitrovich throws a body kick.
Cirkovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic catches Dimitrovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dimitrovich forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Dimitrovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cirkovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimitrovich has double underhooks.
Cirkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
Cirkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dimitrovich is breathing heavily.
Cirkovic lands with a left to the head.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Cirkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cirkovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dimitrovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dimitrovich just manages to avoid it.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Dimitrovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
A jab from Cirkovic misses.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dimitrovich lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cirkovic takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimitrovich throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cirkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dimitrovich, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with the body kick
and Cirkovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Dimitrovich moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Cirkovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dimitrovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Cirkovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch.
Dimitrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich rushes Cirkovic and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Milovan Cirkovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Dimitrovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimitrovich scores with a push kick.
Dimitrovich forces Cirkovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Dimitrovich tries to work over Cirkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Cirkovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cirkovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dimitrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 Milovan Cirkovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Dimitrovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cirkovic throws out a leg kick but Dimitrovich moves out of range and Cirkovic only half commits.
Dimitrovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Dimitrovich is predictable there
and Cirkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Dimitrovich shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimitrovich.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cirkovic, as that shot connected.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimitrovich tries to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic shakes him off and moves away.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Dimitrovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws out a head kick that Dimitrovich doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dimitrovich 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 Dimitrovich's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
You can see that Dimitrovich has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Cirkovic connects with a body shot.
Milovan Cirkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Cirkovic thuds a left hand into Dimitrovich's body.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimitrovich's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cirkovic, right into the meat.
Dimitrovich walks into a big right hand from Cirkovic and goes down! The referee sends Cirkovic to a neutral corner as Dimitrovich gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Dimitrovich is rocked!
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Cirkovic finish him?
Dimitrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dimitrovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cirkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimitrovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cirkovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
Cirkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimitrovich can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Cirkovic tries to stall but Dimitrovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cirkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrovich is keeping busy.
Cirkovic lands an elbow inside that Dimitrovich shrugs off.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dimitrovich avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dimitrovich as Cirkovic tries to tie him up.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cirkovic avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cirkovic.
Knees to the body from Cirkovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dimitrovich is keeping busy.
Cirkovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Cirkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch.
Dimitrovich misses with a combination
and Cirkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Cirkovic as he checks the leg kick.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dimitrovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirkovic.
A lazy left from Dimitrovich finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Cirkovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimitrovich dodges the punch combination from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch up but Cirkovic keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimitrovich throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cirkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cirkovic can pounce on him.
Dimitrovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cirkovic.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirkovic blocks a head kick by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cirkovic keeps Dimitrovich at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitrovich is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with an uppercut. Cirkovic saw that one coming.
Cirkovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Dimitrovich's midsection.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Dimitrovich jumps back.
Cirkovic punishes Dimitrovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimitrovich has closed the distance and engaged Cirkovic in a clinch.
Cirkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Dimitrovich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Cirkovic misses its intended target.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Cirkovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Dimitrovich moves out of range.
Dimitrovich wants to counter with a clinch but Cirkovic pushes him away.
Dimitrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick.
Dimitrovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dimitrovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimitrovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimitrovich's head backwards.
Dimitrovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimitrovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cirkovic is able to avoid easily.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimitrovich moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cirkovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Cirkovic avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cirkovic obliges.
Cirkovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cirkovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cirkovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cirkovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cirkovic works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Cirkovic blocks with his arms.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirkovic controls his hands.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cirkovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Cirkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cirkovic scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cirkovic as the two fighters clinch.
Cirkovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cirkovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Cirkovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cirkovic digs a right hand into Dimitrovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrovich's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cirkovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrovich's brow.
Nice elbow from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Cirkovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Cirkovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milovan Cirkovic had his way with Sergei Dimitrovich in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dimitrovich misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch but Cirkovic is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cirkovic misses the target.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch up but Cirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimitrovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich looks to clinch
and Cirkovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimitrovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cirkovic's head.
Dimitrovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cirkovic stuns Dimitrovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimitrovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Dimitrovich throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimitrovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Cirkovic misses.
Dimitrovich wants to clinch
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cirkovic dodges the punch combination from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a low kick.
Dimitrovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirkovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cirkovic avoids the body shot from Dimitrovich.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Dimitrovich takes a swing at Cirkovic's ribcage but misses.
Cirkovic slips under a jab.
Dimitrovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Sergei Dimitrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic moves away
and Cirkovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is looking to clinch.
Cirkovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Dimitrovich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich swings widly with a right hand
and Cirkovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Dimitrovich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cirkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a push kick but Dimitrovich slaps the foot to one side.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Dimitrovich misses with a leg kick
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looks to land a right hand but Dimitrovich moved out of range.
Cirkovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch but Cirkovic is having none of it.
Cirkovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dimitrovich 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.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch there but Cirkovic circles away.
Dimitrovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirkovic circles away.
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dimitrovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dimitrovich tries to clinch up but Cirkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Dimitrovich misses.
Cirkovic tries to keep at a distance but Dimitrovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cirkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirkovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich misses with a knee strike.
Cirkovic 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.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Cirkovic breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic defending well as Dimitrovich loads up on a big left hand.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Cirkovic.
Dimitrovich tries to move into range but Cirkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cirkovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick by Dimitrovich misses
and Cirkovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Dimitrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Dimitrovich misses
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich misses with a body shot
letting Cirkovic counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
Well Cirkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:43
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:43
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
Milovan Cirkovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Sergei Dimitrovich had this to say: 'I'm a 39 year old man. After knocking this guy's ass three times, what kind of matchmaking is this? Seriously, what did you expect?'.
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