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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ron Zacapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Babidi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Zacapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Babidi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zacapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Babidi.
Zacapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babidi checks a low kick from Zacapa.
Zacapa wants to clinch.
Babidi throws a leg kick but Zacapa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zacapa tries to counter by clinching up but Babidi breaks away and moves out of range.
Babidi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zacapa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babidi.
Nice body kick from Babidi.
Babidi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi misses with a straight left.
Zacapa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Babidi defending well as Zacapa loads up on a big left hand.
Babidi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zacapa tries to clinch but Babidi is having none of it.
Zacapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Zacapa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babidi! But no joy.
Babidi misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacapa clinches up with Babidi and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zacapa.
Zacapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babidi.
Zacapa scores with a shoulder strike.
Zacapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
Zacapa throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Zacapa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zacapa blocks a body shot from Babidi.
Zacapa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zacapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zacapa.
Babidi working Zacapa over with knees to the body.
Zacapa tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Babidi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zacapa misses with a body punch.
Babidi lands a good knee to the midsection. Zacapa won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babidi lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Zacapa.
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Zacapa lands with a light punch inside.
Zacapa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babidi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zacapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babidi blocks a body shot from Zacapa.
Babidi tries to work over Zacapa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi misses with a body punch.
Zacapa can't find room to land a body shot as Babidi controls the action.
Babidi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babidi lands an uppercut.
Zacapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babidi's elbow.
Zacapa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Babidi.
Babidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zacapa backwards.
Zacapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babidi's elbow.
Zacapa blocks the elbow strike.
Babidi digs a right hand underneath Zacapa's ribcage. Zacapa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Babidi.
Babidi is leaning against Zacapa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Babidi.
Zacapa blocks the elbow strike.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
Babidi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Zacapa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Babidi.
A right handed body shot lands from Zacapa.
Babidi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zacapa blocks an uppercut.
Zacapa working aggressively here.
Zacapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Babidi controls his hands.
Babidi lands an elbow inside.
Zacapa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Zacapa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Babidi.
A nice left hand lands by Zacapa.
Babidi blocks an uppercut.
Zacapa managing to block the knees to the body from Babidi.
Babidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Zacapa controls his hands.
Zacapa scores with a shot to the side of Babidi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babidi misses with a kick to the body.
Zacapa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zacapa forces Babidi back against the ropes and clinches.
Zacapa misses with a body punch.
Babidi throws a head punch that misses.
Zacapa tries to throw a body punch but Babidi avoids it by throwing Zacapa back against the ropes.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zacapa's elbow.
Babidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Zacapa fails to land.
Babidi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Babidi obliges.
Zacapa is working Babidi over against the ropes.
Zacapa blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zacapa's elbow.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Zacapa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Babidi as the two fighters clinch.
Zacapa blocks an elbow strike.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacapa blocks a body shot from Babidi.
Babidi blocks a body shot from Zacapa.
Zacapa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zacapa is defending well for now.
Zacapa has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Babidi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babidi misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph Babidi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Babidi.
Zacapa tries to throw a body punch but Babidi avoids it by throwing Zacapa back against the ropes.
A short left from Babidi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zacapa.
Zacapa misses with some punches.
Babidi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zacapa is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Zacapa fails to land.
Zacapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi blocks an uppercut.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
Zacapa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi tries to throw a body punch but Zacapa avoids it by throwing Babidi back against the ropes.
Babidi pushes Zacapa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zacapa misses with a punch on the inside.
Babidi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zacapa or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zacapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Babidi controls his hands.
Babidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zacapa tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Zacapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi works on Zacapa's body with a couple of short punches.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Zacapa controls the action.
Zacapa misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babidi throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babidi.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babidi throws an elbow but misses.
Babidi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacapa struggles to land a body shot inside as Babidi controls his hands.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babidi working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Zacapa.
Zacapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babidi's elbow.
Zacapa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babidi misses with a body punch.
Zacapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zacapa throws a punch but it's blocked by Babidi.
Babidi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babidi.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zacapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zacapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babidi digs a right hand underneath Zacapa's ribcage. Zacapa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zacapa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Babidi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zacapa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Babidi can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babidi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zacapa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babidi tries to work over Zacapa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Zacapa misses with the head strike.
Zacapa lands a nice uppercut.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zacapa avoids it.
Babidi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi works on Zacapa's body with a couple of short punches.
Zacapa swings wildly with an uppercut but Babidi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zacapa blocks a body shot from Babidi.
Babidi lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Babidi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zacapa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babidi lands with a good body shot.
Babidi scores with a decent looking hook.
Babidi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babidi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zacapa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babidi.
Zacapa swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zacapa walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Zacapa there.
A solid body kick from Babidi.
Babidi slips a jab from Zacapa.
Zacapa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Zacapa.
A combination from Zacapa does no damage.
Babidi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zacapa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zacapa cracks Babidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zacapa throws a leg kick but Babidi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babidi cracks the inside of Zacapa's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacapa walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Babidi and drops face first to the floor! Zacapa's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Zacapa in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joseph Babidi!
After winning the bout, Joseph Babidi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warriors of the world. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus blocks a head kick by Castillo.
Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Columbus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Castillo avoids a kick to the body.
Castillo lands with a nice body kick.
Castillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Castillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castillo.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Columbus.
Castillo throws a chopping leg kick but Columbus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Castillo sees coming a mile off.
Castillo thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Columbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Columbus!
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses.
Castillo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Columbus.
Columbus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Columbus misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a leg kick
and Columbus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Castillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Columbus. Columbus obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Castillo misses
and Columbus counters with a body kick.
Castillo swings widly with a right hand
and Columbus counters with an outside leg kick.
Castillo misses with a straight left.
Columbus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Castillo wants to clinch
and Columbus counters with a nice body kick.
Castillo looks winded!
Columbus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Columbus moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Columbus tenderised Castillo's leg. Castillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Columbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Castillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Columbus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab from Castillo.
Columbus tries to land a front kick but Castillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Columbus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Columbus - that will leave a mark!
Jab by Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus connects with an inside leg kick.
Columbus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Columbus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Columbus.
Columbus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Columbus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Columbus.
Castillo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Columbus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Castillo sees coming a mile off.
Columbus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Castillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castillo blocks the body kick.
Columbus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Columbus cracks Castillo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Castillo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Castillo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Columbus jabs Castillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Columbus. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Columbus looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castillo can do to turn this around?
Castillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Columbus's head but Columbus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castillo walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Castillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castillo misses with a body shot
and Columbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus scores with a push kick.
Columbus connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Castillo onto his butt! Castillo bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Castillo is rocked!
Columbus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Castillo seems to have recovered his senses.
Castillo walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
An out of breath Scott Columbus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dongli Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mufasa Kofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mufasa Kofi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dongli Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mufasa Kofi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang cracks Kofi with an open hand slap.
Kofi lands a slapping body shot.
Kofi checks a low kick from Huang.
Huang lands a head shot.
Kofi moves out of range of the body kick from Huang.
Huang throws a leg kick but Kofi moved away.
Kofi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mufasa Kofi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofi scores with a jab to the head.
Huang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kofi clinches with his opponent.
Kofi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kofi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Kofi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kofi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Kofi.
Huang throws the kick towards the body but Kofi avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huang staying out of range there.
Huang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Huang throws out a leg kick but Kofi moves out of range and Huang only half commits.
Kofi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang connects with an inside leg kick.
Kofi moves forwards but Huang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Huang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huang tests Kofi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kofi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kofi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kofi if he has to take too many more of those.
Huang throws a looping overhand right but Kofi ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Huang as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofi.
Nice straight punches there by Kofi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kofi.
Huang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kofi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Kofi misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huang, right into the meat.
Huang connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kofi misses with a shot to the body
and Huang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kofi jabs Huang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Kofi.
Kofi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kofi blocks the body kick.
Kofi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kofi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kofi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huang doesn't seem bothered though.
Huang takes a swing at Kofi's ribcage but misses.
Huang tries to land a front kick but Kofi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Huang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kofi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Huang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kofi is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang throws a low kick but Kofi avoids it.
Huang tries to land a leg kick but Kofi saw it coming and moves away.
Kofi closes the distance and pushes Huang back into the ropes.
Kofi blocks a body shot from Huang.
Huang is trying to force a seperation but Kofi has the dominant position.
Kofi pushes Huang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kofi on the inside.
Kofi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Huang manages to break the clinch.
Kofi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huang.
Kofi throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it.
Kofi throws a big shot that misses.
Huang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huang misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Huang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Huang throws a low kick, looking for Kofi's leg but Kofi calmly moves out of range.
Kofi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Huang tenderised Kofi's leg. Kofi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kofi checks it well.
Kofi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huang manages to avoid it.
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofi.
Kofi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huang.
Huang connects with a solid leg kick.
Kofi checks a low kick from Huang.
Huang throws a solid leg kick but Kofi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Huang.
Kofi throws a shot from downtown. Huang moves away and avoids it.
Kofi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huang misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kofi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Kofi blocks the low kick.
Huang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Huang.
Kofi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mufasa Kofi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kofi misses with a body shot.
Kofi blocks a low kick nicely.
Huang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kofi throws a hook but Huang blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Huang misses the target.
Huang misses with a leg kick
and Kofi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huang looks to throw the jab but Kofi is out of range.
A good leg kick by Huang.
Huang's corner calls for a 1-2. Huang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kofi throws a sloppy body shot
and Huang counters with a nice body kick.
Kofi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huang throws a leg kick but Kofi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofi throws a right hand that misses
and Huang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kofi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kofi.
An inside leg kick lands from Kofi.
Huang looks to score with a jab to the body but Kofi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofi.
Kofi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kofi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Huang.
Kofi throws a push kick but Huang slaps the foot to one side.
Kofi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kofi throws a wild body kick that Huang sees coming a mile off.
Kofi misses with a body kick.
Kofi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huang.
Kofi checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Huang misses its intended target.
Huang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kofi clinches.
Huang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kofi pushes Huang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kofi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kofi tries to throw a body punch but Huang avoids it by throwing Kofi back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kofi avoids a kick to the body.
Huang sets himself, and Kofi steps forward looking for the clinch! Huang avoids it this time.
Huang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huang. Kofi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huang sets himself, and Kofi steps forward looking for the clinch! Huang avoids it this time.
Huang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kofi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huang, pushing him back against the ropes.
Huang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kofi has him pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Kofi.
Huang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Huang breaks the clinch.
Kofi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Huang misses the jab.
Kofi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huang throws out the jab.
Kofi jabs Huang right on the nose. Huang blinks but takes it well.
Huang misses with an uppercut
and Kofi counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kofi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kofi is out of range and Huang settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Kofi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huang is looking to chop away at Kofi's legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Huang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Huang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kofi checks it well.
Kofi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kofi pushes Huang away with a front kick.
Huang throws a good cross that connects.
Dongli Huang is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kofi staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Huang.
Kofi moves out of range of the leg kick from Huang.
Kofi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huang.
Huang moves out of range as Kofi throws a body kick.
Huang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Huang connects with a leg kick. Kofi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofi checks a low kick from Huang.
Kofi checks a low kick from Huang.
Huang misses with a low kick.
Huang throws a wild body kick that Kofi sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kofi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kofi digs a good body shot into Huang's ribs.
Huang looks to throw a body kick
and Kofi counters by moving into the clinch.
Kofi digs a right hand into Huang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huang's gas tank.
Kofi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kofi digs a right hand underneath Huang's ribcage. Huang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kofi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kofi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huang working hard to break the clinch.
Huang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Kofi misses.
Kofi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huang's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mufasa Kofi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Huang wants to land a leg kick but Kofi is out of range.
Huang misses with a head kick.
Kofi checks a leg kick.
Huang gets tackled into the ropes by Kofi. Kofi maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Huang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kofi - that landed with a thud.
Kofi works on Huang's body with a couple of short punches.
Huang tries to break the clinch but Kofi is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kofi.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kofi is working Huang over against the ropes.
Kofi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Huang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kofi can turn it around.
Huang is trying to break the clinch but Kofi is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kofi digs a right hand into Huang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huang's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kofi.
Kofi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kofi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kofi presses Huang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofi lands a hook that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Huang working hard to break the clinch.
Kofi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Huang wants to get back to striking at distance but Kofi won't allow it.
Kofi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huang's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Kofi.
Huang can't break the clinch.
Kofi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kofi lands a body shot.
Kofi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Kofi.
Mufasa Kofi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kofi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kofi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kofi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kofi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kofi scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kofi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kofi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dongli Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huang.
Huang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Huang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huang tries to circle away but Kofi has him pinned against the ropes.
Huang can't break the clinch.
Kofi lands with a left to the head.
Kofi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kofi works on Huang's body with a couple of short punches.
Kofi misses with an elbow strike.
Kofi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kofi blocking some punches.
Kofi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kofi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
Kofi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kofi.
Kofi lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kofi as the two fighters clinch.
Kofi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kofi.
Kofi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huang backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to break free but Kofi pushes him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kofi.
Kofi lands with a left to the head.
Kofi digs a right hand underneath Huang's ribcage. Huang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kofi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kofi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Kofi on the inside.
Kofi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kofi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huang or not.
Kofi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kofi scores with a hook to the body.
Kofi avoiding damage.
Huang is trying to force a seperation but Kofi has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Kofi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kofi.
Kofi lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofi lands a shot to the body.
Kofi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Kofi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kofi.
Huang struggles to land a body shot inside as Kofi controls his hands.
Kofi lands a nice uppercut.
Kofi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Huang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kofi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kofi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Huang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kofi has closed the distance and engaged Huang in a clinch.
Mufasa Kofi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mufasa Kofi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kofi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck has chosen Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar as his entrance music. Zbigniew Ciosek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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294 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ciosek throws a low kick but Wangchuck moves out of range easily.
Ciosek has closed the distance and engaged Wangchuck in a clinch.
Ciosek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciosek has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
Ciosek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciosek takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
Ciosek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
I was talking to Ciosek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Ciosek fails to land.
Ciosek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wangchuck tries to land knees in the clinch but Ciosek avoids the damage to the body.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Wangchuck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ciosek is defending well for now.
Ciosek misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
A knee to the head by Ciosek.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wangchuck wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ciosek blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Ciosek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ciosek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ciosek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ciosek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ciosek is leaning against Wangchuck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wangchuck looks winded!
Ciosek misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek lands a right hand.
Ciosek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Ciosek.
Ciosek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek misses with the head strike.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Ciosek is blocking nicely.
Ciosek looking to slow down the pace here.
Wangchuck is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wangchuck takes a shot to the head.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ciosek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciosek lands with a short shot to the head.
Ciosek working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Ciosek.
Ciosek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Ciosek scores with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciosek.
Ciosek landing knees to the head.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside that Ciosek shrugs off.
Ciosek throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Ciosek to work.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ciosek.
Ciosek tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangchuck avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ciosek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ciosek has Wangchuck pushed against the ropes.
Ciosek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wangchuck with a knee to the head.
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciosek throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to stall but Wangchuck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ciosek avoids the elbow strike from Wangchuck, against the ropes.
Ciosek dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Ciosek stalling in the clinch.
Ciosek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wangchuck.
Ciosek scores with a shoulder strike.
Wangchuck is trying to stall.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Wangchuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Ciosek swings wildly with an uppercut but Wangchuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciosek wants to stall.
Ciosek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wangchuck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wangchuck instigates a clinch.
Ciosek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciosek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ciosek lands an uppercut.
Wangchuck blocking some punches.
Wangchuck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wangchuck misses with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Ciosek blocks with his arms.
Ciosek avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Ciosek managing to block the knees to the body from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciosek avoids it.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tshering Wangchuck!
A victorious Tshering Wangchuck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mustacho 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.
Mustacho moves out of range of the body kick from Lievin .
Mustacho throws out a counter right but Lievin avoids it with no problem.
Mustacho avoids a kick to the body.
Lievin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Mustacho moves in looking to clinch but Lievin pushes him off.
Lievin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mustacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lievin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lievin throws out a leg kick but Mustacho moves out of range and Lievin only half commits.
Mustacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mustacho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lievin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustacho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin throws a wild body kick that Mustacho sees coming a mile off.
Lievin sets himself, and Mustacho steps forward looking for the clinch! Lievin avoids it this time.
Mustacho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lievin .
Lievin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustacho.
Mustacho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mustacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lievin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho has closed the distance and engaged Lievin in a clinch.
Lievin tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.
Lievin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustacho.
Lievin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lievin prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
Lievin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lievin prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
Lievin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustacho misses with some punches.
Lievin tries a body shot but Mustacho blocks it.
Lievin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustacho.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lievin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mustacho backwards.
Good body shot from Mustacho.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lievin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lievin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMustacho.
Mustacho is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lievin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lievin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustacho.
Lievin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lievin can pounce on him.
Mustacho misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mustacho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lievin . That one must have hurt.
Lievin looks for the body kick but Mustacho saw that one coming.
Mustacho tries to counter with a clinch but Lievin shakes him off and moves away.
Lievin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mustacho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lievin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Lievin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lievin connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lievin . That's going to slow Mustacho down.
Mustacho moves forwards but Lievin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Lievin avoids it.
Lievin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lievin with a nice cross.
Lievin throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
Mustacho scores with a one two! Lievin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mustacho.
Mustacho moves into the clinch successfully.
Lievin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustacho avoids it.
Lievin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lievin as the two fighters clinch.
Lievin working Mustacho over with knees to the body.
Mustacho looks winded!
Lievin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Lievin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mustacho's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin lands an elbow just above Mustacho 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievin breaks the clinch.
A cross from Lievin lands.
Mustacho swings for the body but Lievin moves out of range.
Lievin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mustacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Lievin misses.
Mustacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Lievin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lievin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lievin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mustacho 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.
Lievin delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustacho blocks the body kick.
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Lievin avoids it.
Lievin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lievin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lievin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lievin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lievin cracks the inside of Mustacho's front leg.
Lievin tries to land a front kick but Mustacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good exchange - Lievin coming out on top.
Lievin throws a series of punches but Mustacho moves out of range.
Lievin avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Lievin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustacho can do to turn this around?
Lievin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lievin .
Mustacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mustacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lievin .
Mustacho slips a straight right by Lievin .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin cracks Mustacho with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mustacho.
Mustacho closes the distance and pushes Lievin back into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mustacho.
Lievin trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lievin lands a good knee to the midsection. Mustacho won't want to take too many of those.
Mustacho is breathing heavily.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lievin 's elbow.
Mustacho lands a shot to the body.
Lievin breaks from the clinch.
Mustacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mustacho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mustacho looks for the body kick but Lievin saw that one coming.
Lievin 's corner calls for a 1-2. Lievin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mustacho is rocked!
Lievin throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho tries to close the distance and clinch but Lievin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mustacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Lievin finish him?
Mustacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mustacho seems to have recovered his senses.
Lievin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lievin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Mustacho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin connects with a crisp jab.
Mustacho tries to score with a low kick but Lievin moves his leg out of the way.
Lievin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lievin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lievin cracks Mustacho with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Mustacho get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Mustacho looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Mustacho moves into range and clinches up with Lievin .
Mustacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lievin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mustacho digs a right hand underneath Lievin 's ribcage. Lievin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lievin 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mustacho throws a lazy head kick
and Lievin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustacho throws a low kick but Lievin avoids it.
Lievin misses with a kick to the body.
Lievin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievin tries to bum rush Mustacho with a series of wild strikes but Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lievin blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lievin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Mustacho closes the distance and pushes Lievin back into the ropes.
Mustacho avoiding damage as Lievin throws knees to the body.
Mustacho blocks an elbow strike from Lievin .
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Lievin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustacho has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mustacho fails to land.
Lievin missing with knees to the body.
Lievin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lievin misses with a knee strike.
Mustacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abe Lievin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lievin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustacho is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievin missing with knees to the body.
Mustacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lievin tries to circle away but Mustacho has him pinned against the ropes.
Mustacho looking to stall.
Lievin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mustacho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mustacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustacho.
Lievin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Mustacho.
Lievin misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustacho working aggressively here.
Mustacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lievin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mustacho works on Lievin 's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lievin .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Lievin will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lievin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lievin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws a chopping leg kick but Lievin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Mustacho does it's job there.
Lievin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lievin lands a nice shot to the body.
Mustacho misses with a hook.
Lievin blocks the body kick.
Lievin looks to land a body kick but Mustacho moved away.
Lievin tests Mustacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lievin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lievin thows a body kick. Mustacho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mustacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Mustacho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mustacho misses with a combination
and Lievin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mustacho walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Lievin rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Mustacho has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lievin engages and cracks Mustacho with a massive lead left hook - Mustacho tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lievin is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Lievin !
A victorious Abe Lievin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bartholomew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts clinches up against the ropes.
Halo blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts lands with a right to the head.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Xiomar Halo has been cut.
Halo cracks Roberts with a nice body shot.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Halo is blocking nicely.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halo blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Roberts lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
A short right from Halo.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a light punch inside.
Halo is working Roberts over against the ropes.
Halo has Roberts pressed against the ropes.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bartholomew Roberts has been cut.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts working Halo over with knees to the body.
Halo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roberts throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Halo blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Roberts tries to clinch but Halo moves away
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo throws a right hand that misses
and Roberts counters with a left and a right that stings Halo.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Halo walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
Bartholomew Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts slips a jab from Halo.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Roberts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts scores with a head kick. Halo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
As Roberts backs off Halo throws a huge counter combo but Roberts manages to avoid it all.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halo circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Halo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Halo.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Roberts is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Roberts lands but Halo takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Halo blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roberts.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts slips a jab from Halo.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo stuns Roberts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo misses with a straight left.
It looked like Roberts was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roberts cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Roberts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Halo.
Halo throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Bartholomew Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Roberts saw it coming and moves away.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
Roberts slips a jab from Halo.
That kick from Roberts tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roberts. Roberts obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartholomew Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Roberts moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
Halo cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Halo throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roberts blocks a leg kick.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halo in his tracks.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts gets tackled into the ropes by Halo. Halo maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Roberts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Halo shrugs off.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Halo won't allow it.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
Halo blocks a body shot from Roberts.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halo is breathing heavily.
Halo takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Xiomar Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Halo's defenses.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberts digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Roberts off the ropes and back into range.
Roberts closes the distance but Halo moves to the side
and Halo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo lands a glancing blow to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts slips a jab from Halo.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roberts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roberts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roberts takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiomar Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo cracks Roberts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Halo avoids it.
Halo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roberts clinches up with Halo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a series of strikes. Halo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Halo.
Halo misses with a looping left.
It looked like Roberts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
Halo works the jab nicely.
Halo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roberts is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Roberts.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Halo.
Halo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts throws a shot to the body.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Halo lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Halo swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Halo misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Roberts appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Halo cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Halo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo swinging wildly here.
Roberts throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Roberts throws a big counter combination but Halo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Roberts clinches.
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 Bartholomew Roberts.
I think Roberts 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bartholomew Roberts!
A very excited looking Bartholomew Roberts rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman's entrance music is Breathe. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Po Boy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy throws a fast counter high kick but Redman manages to duck under it in time.
Po Boy 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.
Redman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Po Boy misses with a body kick.
Po Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Po Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Po Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redman.
Po Boy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redman misses with a wild body shot.
Po Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Percy Po Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redman's sensitive parts.
Redman stuns Po Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Po Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redman moves away.
Po Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Po Boy's calf.
Redman cracks Po Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Po Boy tries to land a front kick but Redman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Po Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redman.
Redman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Redman works Po Boy's body with a nice hook.
Redman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po Boy.
Redman connects with an inside leg kick.
Redman is looking to wear down Po Boy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Redman lands a head kick!
Po Boy lands a nice hook to Redman's body. Redman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Po Boy tries to land a front kick but Redman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Redman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Po Boy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Po Boy tries to score with a low kick but Redman moves his leg out of the way.
Po Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman connects with a high kick.
Redman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Po Boy throws out a loose jab but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Redman.
Po Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Redman throws a head kick that Po Boy semi-blocks.
Po Boy takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po Boy tries a quick counter leg kick but Redman is wise to it.
Redman tries a head kick but it misses.
Po Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redman moves out of range of the body kick from Po Boy.
Redman avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
Redman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redman tries to land a leg kick but Po Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po Boy misses with a hook.
Redman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Po Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Po Boy 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Po Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Redman off balance momentarily.
Po Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redman was well out of range. Poor timing from Po Boy.
Po Boy scores with a hook.
Po Boy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Redman.
Redman takes one on the button.
Po Boy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Po Boy swings for the body but Redman moves out of range.
Redman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Po Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redman.
Redman avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
Po Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Po Boy misses with a low kick.
Redman digs a good hook to Po Boy's body.
Po Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po Boy avoids the body shot from Redman.
Po Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redman.
Po Boy avoids the head kick by Redman.
Po Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Redman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po Boy misses with an uppercut. Redman saw that one coming.
Po Boy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Po Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redman.
Redman walks into a left hand.
Redman throws an overhand right that lands on Po Boy's shoulder, as Po Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Redman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Redman.
Po Boy throws a counter combo.
Redman scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Po Boy misses.
Redman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Po Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Po Boy at a distance.
Po Boy sizes up Redman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redman.
Redman throws a body punch but Po Boy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Redman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Redman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Po Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po Boy throws a right hand that Redman ducks under and follows up with a left that Redman also avoids with ease.
Redman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Po Boy takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Po Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Po Boy misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Po Boy lands but Redman takes it in his stride.
Po Boy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Po Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Po Boy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Po Boy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Po Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redman avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
Redman misses with a head kick.
Po Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redman misses with a hook. Po Boy ducked under it nicely.
Po Boy unleashes a big counter combination but Redman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redman throws a body shot but no joy.
Po Boy slips under a jab from Redman.
Po Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Redman misses with a jab to the body
and Po Boy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
JT Redman is winning the standup battle so far.
Redman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Redman misses with a two punch combination.
Redman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Redman connects with a body shot that sends Po Boy's belly button to the back.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po Boy manages to avoid it.
Po Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redman. Po Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redman moves out of range of the body kick from Po Boy.
Redman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Redman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Redman takes a swing at Po Boy's ribcage but misses.
Redman lands with a nice body punch.
Redman feints and then cracks Po Boy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po Boy down.
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!
Redman looks for the body kick but Po Boy saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Po Boy misses.
Po Boy blocks a head kick by Redman.
Redman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po Boy lands a head kick. Redman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Po Boy throws a hook but Redman avoids it easily.
Po Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Redman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Po Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Po Boy.
Po Boy ducks under a wild hook from Redman.
Redman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po Boy connects with a leg kick. Redman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Po Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redman was well out of range. Poor timing from Po Boy.
No joy there for Po Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redman throws a head kick that half lands.
Redman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Po Boy. That's going to slow Redman down.
Po Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redman swings for the body but Po Boy moves out of range.
Po Boy lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Redman.
Po Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Redman misses with a few strikes there.
Po Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po Boy.
Redman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po Boy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Redman just misses with a punch to the body.
Po Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po Boy misses with a hook. Redman ducked under it nicely.
Redman throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Po Boy.
Redman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Po Boy's head.
Good work by Redman as he checks the leg kick.
Redman moves out of range of the body kick from Po Boy.
Po Boy throws a head kick but Redman moves out of range.
It appears Redman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Redman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman tries to score with a low kick but Po Boy moves his leg out of the way.
Redman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po Boy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Redmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Po Boy dodges the punch combination from Redman.
Redman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Po Boy lands a jab to Redman's midsection.
Po Boy checks a low kick from Redman.
Redman blocks a head kick by Po Boy.
It appears Redman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Po Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Redman moves out of range easily.
Po Boy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRedman.
Redman misses with a low kick.
Redman throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po Boy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Redman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Po Boy is breathing heavily.
Po Boy throws the kick towards the body but Redman avoids it.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Percy Po Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Redman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Redman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Po Boy misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redman. Po Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Redman.
Redman throws a head kick that misses.
Po Boy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Po Boy wants to land a leg kick but Redman is out of range.
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Po Boy. That's going to slow Redman down.
Po Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Po Boy.
Redman is looking to counter with head kicks.
Po Boy throws a jab when Redman was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Po Boy pushes Redman away with a front kick.
Redman checks a leg kick.
Po Boy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redman on the side of the head.
Po Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Redman. Po Boy shrugs it off though.
Redman lands with a hook. Po Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Redman avoids the body shot from Po Boy.
Po Boy connects with a leg kick. Redman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Po Boy scoring well with a low kick there.
Po Boy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redman. That did some damage!
Po Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Po Boy digs a good hook to Redman's body.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy misses the jab.
Redman avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
Po Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po Boy throws a wild body kick that Redman sees coming a mile off.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy throws out a leg kick but Redman moves out of range and Po Boy only half commits.
Redman throws a counter high kick but Po Boy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Po Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redman throws a head kick but Po Boy moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Po Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Po Boy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Po Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Po Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Po Boy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Redman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po Boy moves away.
Po Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Po Boy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redman is out of range and Po Boy settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Redman misses its target.
Redman avoids the head kick by Po Boy.
Redman fakes the leg kick and cracks Po Boy in the body.
Redman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Redman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Po Boy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Redman throws a body shot but no joy.
Po Boy needs to keep his hands up - Redman had a free shot at his head there.
Redman pushes Po Boy away with a front kick.
Po Boy blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman ducks under a wild hook from Po Boy.
Po Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Redman.
Nice body kick there by Redman.
Redman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redman.
Redman misses with a body kick.
Redman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Po Boy scores with a head kick. Redman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Redman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Po Boy misses the shot to the body.
Po Boy takes a swing at Redman's ribcage but misses.
Redman blocks a head kick by Po Boy.
Po Boy takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Po Boy lands a nice looking body shot.
Po Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redman.
Po Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redman.
Po Boy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redman.
A shot to the liver by Po Boy. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Po Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redman moves out of range of the leg kick from Po Boy.
Redman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Po Boy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Po Boy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Redman is able to avoid easily.
Po Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redman throws a push kick but Po Boy slaps the foot to one side.
Po Boy defending well as Redman loads up on a big left hand.
Po Boy scores with a leg kick.
Redman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Redman slips a jab and a cross from Po Boy.
Redman wants to land a leg kick but Po Boy is out of range.
Redman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po Boy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Po Boy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Po Boy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Percy Po Boy.
Well Po Boy 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Po Boy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Percy Po Boy made sure he mentioned Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . Nai Khanom Tom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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261 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and clinches.
Rumble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Rumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumble keeps control of Khanom Tom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Rumble fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Rumble has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Khanom Tom pushes Rumble back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rumble digs a right hand into Khanom Tom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanom Tom's gas tank.
Rumble lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Rumble misses with a knee to the head.
Rumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Rumble.
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!
Rumble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rumble clinches.
Rumble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khanom Tom is defending well for now.
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoiding damage as Rumble throws knees to the body.
Rumble misses with a knee to the head.
Khanom Tom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Khanom Tom is trying to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling him.
Rumble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Rumble throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khanom Tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khanom Tom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rumble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanom Tom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Rumble misses.
Rumble blocks a leg kick.
Rumble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rumble throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanom Tom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rumble lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanom Tom backwards.
Rumble blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanom Tom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working aggressively here.
Rumble avoiding damage as Khanom Tom throws knees to the body.
Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rumble gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khanom Tom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rumble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom.
Rumble scores with a leg kick.
Rumble loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Rumble looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khanom Tom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khanom Tom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Rumble circles away.
Rumble misses with a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Rumble moves out of range.
Khanom Tom 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rumble. Rumble obviously looking to wear him down.
Rumble plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khanom Tom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rumble on the side of the head.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Rumble moves out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Rumble moves away and avoids it.
Rumble has Khanom Tom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rumble breaks from the clinch.
Rumble tries to keep at a distance but Khanom Tom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rumble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rumble lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Khanom Tom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumble landing knees to the body.
Khanom Tom looks winded!
Rumble breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rumble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Nai Khanom Tom's cut even more.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rumble.
Rumble thows a body kick. Khanom Tom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Khanom Tom as he checks the leg kick.
Rumble avoids a kick to the body.
Rumble connects with a looping right hand.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumble can pounce on him.
Rumble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanom Tom's sensitive parts.
Rumble is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Rumble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanom Tom jabs at Rumble's body.
Rumble scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanom Tom is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Khanom Tom misses the target.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Rumble's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rumble dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rumble slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Rumble scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumble.
Khanom Tom scores with a body shot.
Khanom Tom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khanom Tom duly obliges.
Rumble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khanom Tom can do to turn this around?
Rumble throws a low kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Rumble tries to work over Khanom Tom's front leg with a kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Rumble rushes Khanom Tom and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rumble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khanom Tom's brow.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rumble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rumble checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Rumble.
Rumble pushes Khanom Tom away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Rumble circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble lands with a cross.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumble appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumble moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Rumble fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khanom Tom just manages to avoid it.
Barney Rumble is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanom Tom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rumble drops his hands momentarily and Khanom Tom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rumble gets tackled into the ropes by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khanom Tom is breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Rumble.
Barney Rumble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rumble has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom.
Rumble manages to break the clinch.
Khanom Tom looks to land a left hand but Rumble moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Rumble.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumble swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rumble gets tackled into the ropes by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble working Khanom Tom over with knees to the body.
Rumble misses with some punches.
Rumble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working aggressively here.
Rumble misses with a punch to the body.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumble can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Rumble tries to work over Khanom Tom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumble.
Rumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumble is looking to land body kicks.
Khanom Tom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumble.
Khanom Tom moves in looking to clinch but Rumble pushes him off.
Rumble delivers a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom misses with an uppercut.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Rumble circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Rumble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khanom Tom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumble.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumble circles away quickly and effectively.
Rumble looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rumble goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Rumble circles away.
Rumble throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rumble scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the side of Rumble's head but Rumble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rumble lands a nice looking body kick.
Khanom Tom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rumble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rumble tries to keep at a distance but Khanom Tom has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rumble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rumble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rumble lands an uppercut.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumble breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumble.
Rumble has closed the distance and engaged Khanom Tom in a clinch.
Rumble lands with a short shot to the head.
Rumble prevents Khanom Tom from breaking the clinch.
Rumble gets through Khanom Tom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom is trying to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling him.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom's elbow.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Rumble presses Khanom Tom against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rumble dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Khanom Tom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rumble has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanom Tom.
Rumble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanom Tom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanom Tom takes one on the button.
Khanom Tom walks into a left hand.
Khanom Tom is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumble finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rumble throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Khanom Tom is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barney Rumble!
Barney Rumble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof misses with a head kick.
Luis lunges at Roelof with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roelof's hand.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roelof looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luis avoids a kick to the body.
Luis connects with an inside leg kick.
Roelof has managed to clinch.
Roelof tries a body shot but Luis blocks it.
Luis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roelof in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Luis managing to block the knees to the body from Roelof.
Roelof struggles to land a body shot inside as Luis controls his hands.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ewoud Roelof has been cut.
Luis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roelof misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis scores with a shoulder strike.
Luis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Roelof.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roelof avoids it.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roelof throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luis struggles to land a body shot inside as Roelof controls his hands.
Luis lands an elbow inside.
Roelof throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roelof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luis misses with a punch on the inside.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roelof struggles to land a body shot inside as Luis controls his hands.
Luis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roelof can't find room to land a body shot as Luis controls the action.
Roelof lands a right hand.
Luis avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
Our sources have told us that Roelof has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short left from Luis.
Ewoud Roelof's cut is getting worse.
Roelof avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Roelof.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis blocks a body shot from Roelof.
Luis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof blocks a body shot from Luis.
Roelof tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roelof working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roelof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luiss head.
Roelof lands a nice uppercut.
Luis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roelof lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roelof lands an elbow inside.
Luis lands a good knee to the midsection. Roelof won't want to take too many of those.
Roelof dodges an elbow strike from Luis.
Roelof pushes Luis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Luis - that landed with a thud.
Roelof tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Roelof misses with the head strike.
Luis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roelof has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roelof.
Luis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roelofs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Luis tries to work over Roelof's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roelof misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis prevents a body shot from Roelof.
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
Roelof lands with a left to the head.
Luis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luis landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luis gets through Roelof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luis avoids a wild elbow strike from Roelof.
Luis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roelof scores with a shot to the side of Luis's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luis avoids the elbow strike from Roelof, against the ropes.
Luis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roelof seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luis can turn it around.
Roelof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Luis.
Luis struggles to land a body shot inside as Roelof controls his hands.
Roelof misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis throws a punch but it's blocked by Roelof.
Roelof managing to block the knees to the body from Luis.
Luis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luis trying to land knees to the body.
Luis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luis looking to throw knees to the head but Roelof is blocking nicely.
Luis working aggressively here.
Luis lands a nice uppercut.
Roelof digs a right hand underneath Luis's ribcage. Luis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roelof working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roelof scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Roelof.
Roelof managing to block the knees to the body from Luis.
A head punch on the inside from Luis fails to land.
Luis misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Luis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luis throws a body punch but Roelof moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luis blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luis! But no joy.
Luis checks a low kick from Roelof.
Luis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luis wants to clinch up but Roelof keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roelof.
Roelof wants to slow Luis down by chopping away at his legs.
Luis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roelof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luis.
Roelof misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roelof swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roelof throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luis takes a swing at Roelof's ribcage but misses.
Luis moves out of range as Roelof strikes.
Luis moves out of range of the body kick from Roelof.
Luis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luis loads up on a big right hand but Roelof slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis misses with the combination.
Roelof is looking to land body kicks.
Luis misses with a shot to the body
enabling Roelof to counter with a crisp jab.
Luis digs a good hook to Roelof's body.
Bruce Luis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luis takes a swing at Roelof's ribcage but misses.
Luis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roelof connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luis. Luis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roelof looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely.
Roelof throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luis on the side of the head.
Roelof moves out of range of the leg kick from Luis.
Luis misses with a body shot
and Roelof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luis is rocked!
Roelof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luis is still on wobbly legs! Can Roelof finish him?
Roelof tests Luis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roelof rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Roelof blocks a head kick by Luis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roelof.
Luis seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Roelof.
Luis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luis takes the fight into the clinch.
Luis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Roelof is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roelof avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
Roelof makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
Luis scores with a shot to the side of Roelof's head.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Luis.
Roelof throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luiss head.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roelof.
A short right from Luis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis working Roelof over with knees to the body.
Luis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roelof is defending well for now.
Roelof blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roelof managing to block the knees to the body from Luis.
Luis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roelof's face.
Roelof throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Luis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luis lands with a short shot to the head.
Luis lands a nice knee to the body.
Luis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roelof is defending well for now.
Roelof misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luis avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
Roelof avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Roelof misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce Luis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luis lands a right hand.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the ropes.
Roelof tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roelof lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Luis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roelof's defenses.
Roelof misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Luis.
Roelof tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luis avoids it.
Luis misses with a knee to the head.
Luis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roelofs head.
Roelof working aggressively here.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roelof lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roelof avoiding damage as Luis throws knees to the body.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the ropes.
Roelof swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Luis.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the ropes.
Luis avoiding damage as Roelof throws knees to the body.
Luis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Roelof has a couple of punches blocked by Luis.
Nice body punch from Luis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce Luis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Luis throws a body shot but no joy.
Luis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roelof takes a step back to recover.
Luis connects with a jab.
Roelof's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roelof scrambles back to his feet.
Roelof lands a leg kick that knocks Luis off balance momentarily.
Luis tries to clinch up.
Luis walks into a left hand.
Luis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Roelof counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roelof blocks a head kick by Luis.
Roelof connects with a crisp jab.
Luis is looking to clinch.
Luis connects with an inside leg kick.
Roelof misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roelof - that will leave a mark!
Roelof misses with a straight left.
Roelof lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof throws a jab but it's blocked by Luis.
Roelof is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Luis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luis moves into the clinch successfully.
Luis working Roelof over with knees to the body.
Roelof lands a knee to the body.
Roelof stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roelof avoids it.
Luis blocking some punches.
Luis lands a right hand.
Luis blocks an uppercut.
Roelof lands a good knee to the midsection. Luis won't want to take too many of those.
Luis tries to throw a body punch but Roelof avoids it by throwing Luis back against the ropes.
Luis can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
Luis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luis blocking some punches.
Roelof misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ewoud Roelof's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Luis pushes off an throws an elbow but Roelof leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Roelof lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luis.
Luis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roelof throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Luis.
Roelof avoids a wild elbow strike from Luis.
Luis crunches a lovely knee into Roelof's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roelof tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Roelof back against the ropes.
Luis has a couple of punches blocked by Roelof.
Roelof tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luis landing knees to the head.
Roelof misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luis.
Roelof with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis trying to land knees to the body.
Luis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roelof lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roelof misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roelof lands a shoulder strike.
Luis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roelof lands an elbow just above Luis 's eye.
Luis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ewoud Roelof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roelof tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luis prevents a body shot from Roelof.
A shot in the inside from Luis.
Luis gets through Roelof's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roelof's elbow.
Luis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roelof blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Roelof on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roelof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luis's elbow.
Luis throws a head punch that misses.
Luis lands an elbow inside that Roelof shrugs off.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luis.
Luis dodges an elbow strike from Roelof.
Roelof lands an elbow inside.
Luis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roelof avoids it.
Roelof goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Luis.
Luis lands an elbow just above Roelof 's eye.
Luis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roelof tries to work over Luis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luis lands a nice shot to the body.
Luis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luis trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Luis.
I've got Luis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Luis!
An out of breath Bruce Luis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari lands a body shot.
Morgan connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
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!
Morgan misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan misses with a hook.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Azhari is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Azhari misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Azhari digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan tries to bum rush Azhari with a series of wild strikes but Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a three punch combo!
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
A jab from Morgan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Azhari swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Azhari.
Nice cross by Azhari.
Morgan with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Azhari.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a hook.
Azhari misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Morgan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Morgan tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhari is wise to it.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan checks a low kick from Azhari.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azhari. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
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!
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Andrew Morgan's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Azhari digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Azhari walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azhari on the side of the head.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Azhari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Azhari lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but Morgan avoided it.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azhari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari with a jab.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Azhari is looking for a counter combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Azhari counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Azhari.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari slips under a jab from Morgan.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Azhari connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azhari tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebrahim Azhari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Morgan misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Azhari - just one landing.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari scores with a hook.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Azhari works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azhari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Morgan misses.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Azhari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azhari's head backwards.
Azhari throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azhari is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan slips a jab from Azhari.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Azhari takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azhari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Azhari's ribs.
Morgan misses with a double jab
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Andrew Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Morgan misses.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azhari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Andrew Morgan was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulation to my opponent .... I ain't done. I will be back .. SOON ! '.
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