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AKT 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Percy Cunningham (ranked 5228 p4p, 362 weight class) and Ken Specht (ranked 24722 p4p, 399 weight class). Specht has chosen blablabla as his entrance music. Percy Cunningham had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Specht!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Cunningham.
Cunningham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Specht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Specht throws a head kick that Cunningham semi-blocks.
Cunningham misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Specht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunningham darts in and clinches Specht up against the ropes.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Specht has him pressed against the ropes.
Cunningham is trying to break the clinch but Specht is controlling him.
Specht told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Specht.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Specht stalling in the clinch but Cunningham improves position.
Specht manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Specht connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Specht looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Specht throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Specht.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Specht looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Cunningham scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Specht to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Ken Specht has been cut.
Specht connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Specht takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Cunningham cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Percy Cunningham!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Park Shin Bum (ranked 4402 p4p, 221 weight class) and Alex Murray (ranked 5702 p4p, 250 weight class). Shin Bum comes to the ring accompanied by The King is Here. 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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray scores with a punch to the head.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Murray.
Shin Bum swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Shin Bum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shin Bum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shin Bum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Shin Bum.
Shin Bum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shin Bum, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shin Bum takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Park Shin Bum has been cut.
Shin Bum wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Murray is struggling to control the position.
Shin Bum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray has Shin Bum pushed against the ropes.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Shin Bum tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Shin Bum back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shin Bum backwards.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murray leaning his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Shin Bum tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Murray is working Shin Bum over against the ropes.
Murray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Shin Bum is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murray.
Murray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shin Bum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shin Bum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Park Shin Bum's cut is getting worse.
Shin Bum misses with a body punch.
Shin Bum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shin Bum working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Shin Bum shrugs off.
Shin Bum is rocked!
Park Shin Bum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shin Bum's defenses.
Oh Shin Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Murray.
Jeez, Park Shin Bum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Park Shin Bum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Murray!
The defeated Park Shin Bum had this to say: 'Its life hes better tonight and im not so hes the winner. Props to him he worked this hard just to defeat me. And hes got the job done. Im out. !!! DROP THE MIC.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benson Little (ranked 5024 p4p, 356 weight class) and Bruno Brackin (ranked 3145 p4p, 274 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Experienced
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benson Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Brackin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Little.
Brackin moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
Brackin pushes Little up against the ropes in a clinch.
Little wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brackin has him pressed against the ropes.
Brackin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Little.
Brackin manages to break the clinch.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Little sets himself, and Brackin steps forward looking for the clinch! Little avoids it this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Brackin.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brackin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brackin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brackin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brackin doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Brackin fails to land with a series of punches.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brackin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little moves to clinch but Brackin breaks away
and Brackin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little gets tackled into the ropes by Brackin. Brackin maintains the clinch.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Brackin keeps him there for the moment.
Brackin breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Brackin.
Brackin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brackin misses with the combination.
Little scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Brackin to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Brackin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little throws a right and a left that Brackin avoids nicely.
Brackin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brackin. That did some damage!
Little gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brackin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brackin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little swinging wildly here.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Little should take that round, based on the knockdown.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brackin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brackin throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Brackin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brackin.
Brackin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little sets himself, and Brackin steps forward looking for the clinch! Little avoids it this time.
Brackin gets tackled into the ropes by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
Little wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brackin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brackin. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brackin tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brackin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little looks to land a combination but Brackin avoids it well.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brackin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Brackin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Brackin misses.
Little tries to clinch but Brackin moves out of range.
Brackin pushes Little up against the ropes in a clinch.
Brackin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Little.
Brackin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Brackin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brackin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
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!
Brackin takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little is looking to counter with head kicks.
Little misses with an attempted mid kick.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Brackin is looking for the big counter here.
Little wants to clinch up but Brackin keeps it at a distance.
Little throws a head kick but Brackin moves out of range.
Brackin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brackin tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brackin clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Brackin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brackin doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Little tries to counter by clinching up but Brackin breaks away and moves out of range.
Little rushes Brackin and presses him up against the ropes.
Little stalling in the clinch but Brackin improves position.
Brackin wants to break free but Little has control.
Brackin manages to break the clinch.
Little misses with a leg kick
and Brackin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brackin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brackin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
Little avoiding damage.
Brackin misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brackin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brackin avoids the head kick by Little.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brackin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brackin throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Brackin circles away.
Brackin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brackin breaks from the clinch.
Brackin closes the distance and clinches.
Brackin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brackin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brackin wants to counter the offense by Little and move into the clinch position.
Benson Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brackin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brackin tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Little.
Brackin closes the distance and pushes Little back into the ropes.
Brackin controlling the action here for a moment.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Brackin has the dominant position.
Brackin stalling the fight.
Little stalling in the clinch but Brackin improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little breaks the clinch.
Brackin checks a leg kick.
Little wants to clinch up but Brackin keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Brackin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brackin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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