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Rude Rick's Rumble PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Scherer (ranked 23587 p4p, 617 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 7780 p4p, 597 weight class). Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Scherer tenderised Dowiyogo's leg. Dowiyogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scherer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scherer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scherer manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dowiyogo. Scherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowiyogo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Scherer avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scherer lands a head kick!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but Scherer circles away.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick that knocks Scherer off balance momentarily.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the liver by Dowiyogo. Beautiful body shot.
Scherer blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Scherer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scherer.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dowiyogo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Scherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scherer lands a nice hook to Dowiyogo's body. Dowiyogo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by Scherer.
Dowiyogo throws a low kick, looking for Scherer's leg but Scherer calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scherer.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Scherer counters with a nice body shot.
Scherer scores with a head kick. Dowiyogo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been informed that Dowiyogo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dowiyogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dowiyogo throws a series of punches but Scherer avoids them all with ease.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scherer throws a head kick that Dowiyogo semi-blocks.
A lazy body kick from Dowiyogo
and Scherer counters with a leg kick.
Scherer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scherer digs a good body shot into Dowiyogo's ribs.
Dowiyogo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scherer lands a head kick!
Scherer lands a really nice looking cross but Dowiyogo seems unphased.
Dowiyogo misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Scherer is avoiding it.
Scherer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dowiyogo just manages to avoid it.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Dowiyogo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dowiyogo looks winded!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dowiyogo's sensitive parts.
Dowiyogo misses with the body kick
enabling Scherer to counter with a crisp jab.
Scherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
Scherer scores with a head kick.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scherer lands with a straight right. Dowiyogo didn't see that one coming.
Scherer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scherer.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
Scherer half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowiyogo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scherer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scherer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scherer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and Scherer counters with a big head kick but Dowiyogo shrugs it off.
Scherer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scherer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scherer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scherer checks a low kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scherer manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scherer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Scherer sees coming a mile off.
Dowiyogo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScherer.
Dowiyogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scherer counters with a head kick. That will keep Dowiyogo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Scherer connects with a leg kick. Dowiyogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scherer thumps Dowiyogo with a low kick.
Scherer connects with a solid leg kick.
Scherer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scherer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Scherer cracks the inside of Dowiyogo's front leg.
Dowiyogo misses with a low kick as Scherer jumps back.
Scherer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scherer lands a high kick!
Scherer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer throws a head kick that Dowiyogo semi-blocks.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scherer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dowiyogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Scherer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dowiyogo looks for the body kick but Scherer saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Scherer.
Dowiyogo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a looping right.
Scherer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowiyogo misses with a wild body shot.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Scherer moves out of range.
Dowiyogo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScherer.
Scherer lands a head kick. Dowiyogo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pedro Scherer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scherer connects with a high kick.
Scherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
Scherer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Scherer is just out of range.
Scherer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dowiyogo on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scherer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scherer avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scherer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scherer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scherer cracks the inside of Dowiyogo's front leg.
Dowiyogo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land a body kick
and Scherer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scherer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scherer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scherer lands a jab to Dowiyogo's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Scherer.
A head kick from Scherer lands but Dowiyogo takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Scherer blocks the leg kick.
Scherer fakes the leg kick and cracks Dowiyogo in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dowiyogo takes one on the button.
Scherer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowiyogo can do to turn this around?
Scherer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dowiyogo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scherer avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Scherer scoring well with a low kick there.
Scherer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dowiyogo.
Nice shot by Scherer.
Scherer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Scherer lands a leg kick that knocks Dowiyogo off balance momentarily.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at Scherer's ribcage but misses.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dowiyogo throws a body punch but Scherer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dowiyogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scherer rather than just go for the knockout.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Scherer circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Scherer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dowiyogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scherer is out of range.
Dowiyogo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromScherer.
Scherer lands with a kick to the temple. Dowiyogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Scherer lands a head kick!
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scherer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scherer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scherer lands with an overhand left.
Dowiyogo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scherer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
Scherer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scherer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dowiyogo looks for the body kick but Scherer saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scherer. That's going to slow Dowiyogo down.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Dowiyogo
letting Scherer counter with a right hand.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer connects with a jab.
Scherer lands a high kick!
Scherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Scherer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dowiyogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Scherer finish him?
A head kick misses from Scherer.
Dowiyogo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Scherer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dowiyogo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scherer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dowiyogo scrambles back to his feet.
Scherer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Scherer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dowiyogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scherer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scherer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that Scherer semi-blocks.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Scherer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scherer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Scherer lands but Dowiyogo takes it in his stride.
Scherer scores with a head kick.
Dowiyogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scherer blocks a leg kick.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scherer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scherer lands a leg kick that knocks Dowiyogo off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scherer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dowiyogo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scherer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scherer throws a head kick that half lands.
Scherer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with a nice leg kick.
Scherer lands a nice looking body shot.
Scherer scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scherer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scherer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and Scherer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scherer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but Scherer pushes him off.
A punch combination from Dowiyogo misses.
Dowiyogo needs to keep his hands up - Scherer had a free shot at his head there.
Dowiyogo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scherer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scherer scores with a hook to the body. Dowiyogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Scherer finds it's target.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scherer lands a jab to the head.
Scherer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
Dowiyogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scherer can pounce on him.
Scherer moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and Scherer counters with a head kick. That will keep Dowiyogo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer cracks the inside of Dowiyogo's front leg.
Dowiyogo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scherer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but Scherer pushes him off.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scherer scores with a jab to the body.
Scherer cracks the inside of Dowiyogo's front leg.
Scherer scores with a head kick.
Dowiyogo looks to land a body kick but Scherer moved away.
Scherer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scherer scores with a hook to the body. Dowiyogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Scherer lands but Dowiyogo takes it in his stride.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Scherer lands a nice shot that snaps Dowiyogo's head back.
A shot to the body from Dowiyogo misses
and Scherer counters with a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch
and Scherer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro Scherer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dowiyogo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dowiyogo thows a leg kick but Scherer checks it
and Scherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dowiyogo's knee momentarily.
Dowiyogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scherer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scherer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scherer clobbers Dowiyogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Scherer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scherer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Pedro Scherer!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Pedro Scherer!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Pedro Scherer!
Pedro Scherer wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Cleaver (ranked 20688 p4p, 606 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 5780 p4p, 539 weight class). Cleaver comes into the arena with Methlabs & MOONSHINE blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver rushes Kruglov and presses him up against the ropes.
Kruglov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cleaver on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kruglov.
A body shot lands from Cleaver.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver takes a shot to the head.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Cleaver blocks it.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruglov avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver landing knees to the body.
Kruglov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cleaver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kruglov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Kruglov looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cleaver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kruglov takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Cleaver.
Cleaver gets through Kruglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver lands a left hand.
Cleaver misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleaver controls his hands.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleaver is defending well for now.
Cleaver is pushing Kruglov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside.
Kruglov misses with an elbow strike.
Cleaver lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov misses with a body punch.
Kruglov blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Cleaver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kruglov takes an elbow to the temple.
Cleaver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Kruglov 's eye.
Kruglov lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
Cleaver blocking some punches.
Kruglov avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cleaver.
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Kruglov controls the action.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kruglov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruglov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruglov.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruglov.
Cleaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov landing knees to the head.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleaver backwards.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Cleaver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Kruglov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruglov controls his hands.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Kruglov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Kruglov.
Kruglov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruglov avoids it.
Cleaver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruglov is defending well for now.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Kruglov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Cleaver lands a shot to the body.
Kruglov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
Kruglov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruglov misses with an elbow over the top.
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kruglov's defenses.
It looks like Anton Kruglov has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cleaver as the two fighters clinch.
Cleaver lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Kruglov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cleaver lands a jab-cross combination.
Cleaver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cleaver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruglov circles away.
Cleaver tries to clinch but Kruglov is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Kruglov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kruglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cleaver to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruglov is rocked!
Theodore Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov blocks a head kick by Cleaver.
Kruglov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleaver.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Cleaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruglov can do to turn this around?
Cleaver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleaver finish him?
Cleaver closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Kruglov misses with a body punch.
Cleaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kruglov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruglov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cleaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
Cleaver blocks an elbow strike from Kruglov.
Kruglov scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cleaver scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Cleaver.
Kruglov avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Kruglov misses with an elbow over the top.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruglov avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cleaver fails to land.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
Theodore Cleaver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Cleaver.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruglov or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruglov.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruglov trying to control the position but instead, Cleaver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kruglov into the ropes.
Cleaver managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Cleaver stalling in the clinch but Kruglov improves position.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Kruglov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Cleaver.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Cleaver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Kruglov.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruglov avoids the damage to the body.
Cleaver blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleaver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov trying to stall but Cleaver improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov blocks an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cleaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside.
Cleaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Kruglov managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleaver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cleaver lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Kruglov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kruglov jabs Cleaver right on the nose. Cleaver blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Kruglov coming out on top.
Cleaver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kruglov counters with a head kick. That will keep Cleaver thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cleaver moves into the clinch successfully.
Cleaver avoiding damage as Kruglov throws knees to the body.
Cleaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruglov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleaver's face.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Nice elbow from Cleaver.
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!
Kruglov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cleaver lands an elbow just above Kruglov 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses.
Cleaver lands a nice elbow.
Kruglov avoids a wild elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cleaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cleaver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruglov blocks the elbow strike.
Cleaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kruglov pushes Cleaver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Cleaver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruglov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kruglov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruglov stalling in the clinch but Cleaver improves position.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cleaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruglov.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleaver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cleaver lands an uppercut.
Kruglov takes a shot to the head.
Cleaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kruglov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cleaver throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruglov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Kruglov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleaver avoids it.
Kruglov managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleaver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleaver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kruglov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruglov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleaver avoids the elbow strike from Kruglov, against the ropes.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
Kruglov blocks an elbow strike.
Cleaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kruglov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kruglov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver lands an elbow inside that Kruglov shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruglov controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kruglov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Kruglov in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Kruglov in his tracks for a moment.
Kruglov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cleaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kruglov blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cleaver tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Cleaver back against the ropes.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Cleaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cleaver 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Theodore Cleaver!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Theodore Cleaver!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Theodore Cleaver!
Theodore Cleaver wins by unanimous decision!
Theodore Cleaver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Blitz Wolfman (ranked 6965 p4p, 579 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20115 p4p, 602 weight class). Blitz Wolfman is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Wolfman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva takes one on the button.
Wolfman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva keeps Wolfman at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolfman.
Silva defending well as Wolfman loads up on a big left hand.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wolfman.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blitz Wolfman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfman throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva pushes Wolfman away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolfman scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Wolfman misses.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wolfman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wolfman throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolfman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Wolfman lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wolfman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolfman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolfman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch but Wolfman moves out of range.
Wolfman is looking for a counter combo.
Wolfman lands a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Wolfman throws a body kick.
Silva lands a head kick!
Wolfman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Wolfman saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfman throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Wolfman throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolfman as he connects with a hook.
Wolfman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Wolfman moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva is looking to slow Wolfman down with leg kicks.
A jab from Wolfman misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfman misses with an elbow over the top.
Wolfman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Wolfman.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfman avoids it.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wolfman throws an elbow but misses.
Wolfman lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Wolfman misses with some punches.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolfman or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolfman is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Oh Wolfman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva working aggressively here.
Wolfman blocking some punches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Wolfman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wolfman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfman seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfman misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wolfman.
Wolfman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolfman throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfman lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolfman avoids the damage to the body.
Wolfman working aggressively here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Wolfman throws a head punch that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Wolfman is blocking nicely.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Wolfman.
Wolfman lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to work over Wolfman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Wolfman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Wolfman blocking some punches.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wolfman.
Wolfman managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Wolfman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blitz Wolfman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wolfman - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnaldo Silva!
In his post fight interview, Arnaldo Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryoichi Koni (ranked 4315 p4p, 367 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 6162 p4p, 431 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryoichi Koni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John rushes Koni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John trying to stall but Koni improves his position.
A body shot lands from John.
A right hand to the body from John.
Koni misses with some punches.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John taking a breather.
John missing with knees to the body.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koni misses with the head strike.
John lands an elbow inside.
John digs a right hand underneath Koni's ribcage. Koni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Koni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koni misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from John.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John misses with a knee strike.
Koni working aggressively here.
Koni throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ryoichi Koni has been cut.
Koni swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koni misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John is struggling to control the position.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John lands with a right to the head.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koni is breathing heavily.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a knee to the body.
John avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from John.
John has Koni pushed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koni backwards.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John stalling against the ropes.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with a knee to the head.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is struggling to control the position.
Koni misses with some punches.
John will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koni up against the ropes.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from John.
John landing knees to the body.
John is leaning against Koni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koni's face.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Koni's ribcage.
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John digs a right hand into Koni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koni's gas tank.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John avoiding damage.
John lands a nice elbow.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koni.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
Koni has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Koni takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoichi Koni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John stalling the fight.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
John lands an elbow just above Koni 's eye.
Koni is rocked!
A body shot lands from John.
Oh Koni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Koni seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
John with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John presses Koni against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John with a knee to the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koni working aggressively here.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
John is controlling Koni's neck. John unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Koni goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Papa John!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 6959 p4p, 453 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 4465 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Labosky misses with a straight left.
And Irwin counters with a quick kick to the body but Labosky blocks it.
Labosky connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Labosky!
Labosky throws a lazy head kick
and Irwin counters with a left to the body.
Labosky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
As Labosky backs away, Irwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Labosky has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Labosky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Labosky counters with a series of strikes. Irwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky connects with a nice looking jab.
Labosky throws a leg kick but Irwin checks it.
Labosky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irwin. That did some damage!
Irwin blocks the body kick.
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Irwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Labosky tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Labosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Irwin tries to score with a low kick but Labosky moves his leg out of the way.
Labosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Irwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Labosky thinking.
A good leg kick by Labosky.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Labosky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Irwin lands a head shot.
Irwin throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
Irwin with a nice cross.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin feints and then cracks Labosky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Labosky down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky scores with a punch to the head.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Labosky misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a good low kick that Labosky was not able to check.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky throws a lazy head kick
and Irwin counters with a left to the body.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Labosky.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irwin cracks Labosky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Labosky moved out of range.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Labosky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Labosky.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Labosky.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labosky avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Labosky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labosky defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Labosky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Labosky throws a push kick but Irwin slaps the foot to one side.
Labosky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Labosky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Irwin'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.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin scoring well with a low kick there.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
Labosky closes the distance and clinches.
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky 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.
Irwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Labosky finds it's way round the side to connect with Irwin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky connects with a single shot there.
Labosky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin jabs Labosky right on the nose. Labosky blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Labosky lands a nice knee to the body.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Irwin.
Irwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Labosky misses with a knee to the head.
Irwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Labosky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Labosky.
Irwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Labosky missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Labosky staggers Irwin with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Irwin looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Labosky is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jean Labosky!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 12511 p4p, 501 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 5546 p4p, 416 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
37 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Wawelski walks into a straight right hand from Smoochie Wallace.
Wawelski clips Smoochie Wallace with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Smoochie Wallace a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Sloppy strikes from Wawelski. Those never looked like landing.
Smoochie Wallace swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wawelski moves away.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wawelski catches Smoochie Wallace napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Smoochie Wallace goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kosma Wawelski!
Our winner, Kosma Wawelski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 2992 p4p, 287 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 6673 p4p, 444 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Chigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett pushes Chigg up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sackett.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
Chigg blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the ropes.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Sackett tries to work over Chigg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chigg.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett is trying to stall.
Chigg scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiggs head.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
Chigg working hard to break the clinch.
Chigg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg blocking some punches.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chigg is trying to break free.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg pushes Sackett back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chigg blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chigg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chigg misses with a head kick.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Chigg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Chigg lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Mordecai Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Chigg controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Chigg.
Chigg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Chigg - that landed with a thud.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Chigg.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Chigg avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the ropes.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett tries a body shot but Chigg blocks it.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
A right handed body shot lands from Chigg.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Chigg lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chigg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chigg can do to turn this around?
Chigg tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chigg counters with a nice body kick.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chigg lands a front kick to the face, that drops Sackett to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Sackett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chigg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Chigg's head but Chigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maya Chigg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Chigg.
Chigg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Chigg is just out of range.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Chigg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chigg is looking to clinch.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends Chigg's belly button to the back.
Chigg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Chigg settles back down.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Chigg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Chigg avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett slips a jab from Chigg.
Chigg moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chigg.
Chigg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chigg throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Chigg only half commits.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Chigg misses the shot to the body.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chigg manages to avoid it.
Sackett scores with a hook.
Chigg throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett with a jab.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Chigg moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a sloppy right hand. Chigg should have avoided that one.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Chigg lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Chigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Chigg.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Chigg looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking to counter the offense by Chigg and move into the clinch.
Chigg throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chigg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Sackett tries to clinch but Chigg moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chigg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Sackett swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Chigg's front leg but catches the back leg as Chigg tries to avoid it.
Chigg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Sackett is looking to wear down Chigg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Chigg's head back.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Chigg knows he should have avoided that one.
Sackett lunges at Chigg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chigg's hand.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a low kick but Chigg avoids it.
Chigg was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chigg lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Sackett misses with a combination
and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Mordecai Sackett!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Mordecai Sackett!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Mordecai Sackett started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacinto Ramos (ranked 19275 p4p, 495 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 5515 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lennon.
Ramos throwing a counter right hand but Lennon manages to avoid it.
Lennon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramos counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lennon throws a lazy right hand but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Lennon lands an elbow that stopped Ramos in his tracks for a moment.
Lennon lands a nice elbow.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos wants to break free but Lennon has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lennon pushes Ramos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lennon blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ramos.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lennon lands with a light punch inside.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon has Ramos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Lennon 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.
Lennon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lennon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Lennon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lennon throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Lennon only half commits.
Lennon has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Lennon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lennon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves forwards but Lennon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lennon connects with an inside leg kick.
Lennon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lennon throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Lennon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lennon scores with a hook.
Ramos tries to bum rush Lennon with a series of wild strikes but Lennon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lennon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lennon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lennon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Lennon's head.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Lennon clinches up against the ropes.
Lennon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lennon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Lennon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Ramos takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jacinto Ramos has been cut.
Lennon lands a right hand.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lennon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos tries to bum rush Lennon with a series of wild strikes but Lennon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos takes a swing at Lennon's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Ramos misses.
Lennon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lennon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramos counters with a right hand to the body.
Lennon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos moves away from the strike by Lennon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lennon misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Lennon throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos throws a head kick but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Lennon.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Lennon is out of range.
Lennon misses with a low kick.
Lennon fails to land with a series of punches.
Lennon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lennon cracks Ramos with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ramos 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 Ramos is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ramos could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Lennon!
A relieved looking John Lennon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jacinto Ramos was interviewed post fight and said 'Big heart, determined '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 2055 p4p, 217 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1583 p4p, 177 weight class). La De Hoya comes into the arena with Cocaine blaring out of the sound system. Mike Van Rijn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La De Hoya misses with a straight left.
La De Hoya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Rijn has time to react.
La De Hoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rijn. That did some damage!
Van Rijn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rijn 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.
Van Rijn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La De Hoya, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, La De Hoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya pushes Van Rijn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
La De Hoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as La De Hoya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
La De Hoya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rijn scores with a crisp jab that stopped La De Hoya in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La De Hoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Rijn tries to counter with a clinch but La De Hoya shakes him off and moves away.
Van Rijn misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rijn misses with a looping left.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the body
and La De Hoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La De Hoya cracks Van Rijn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but La De Hoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya closes the distance and clinches.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya prevents a body shot from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
La De Hoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
Van Rijn tries to work over La De Hoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La De Hoya breaks from the clinch.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Van Rijn slaps the foot to one side.
La De Hoya throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Rijn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a right hand.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn lands a body shot.
La De Hoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La De Hoya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of La De Hoya backwards.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya breaks from the clinch.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot that snaps Van Rijn's head back.
A jab from La De Hoya misses.
La De Hoya sets himself, and Van Rijn steps forward looking for the clinch! La De Hoya avoids it this time.
A head kick misses from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a poor cross that misses
letting La De Hoya counter with a right hand.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
Van Rijn rushes La De Hoya and presses him up against the ropes.
La De Hoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La De Hoya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya blocks a leg kick.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down La De Hoya rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a nice hook to La De Hoya's body. La De Hoya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La De Hoya avoids the body shot from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya is looking to counter punch.
Van Rijn rushes La De Hoya and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
La De Hoya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rijn.
Nice shot by La De Hoya.
Van Rijn throws a solid leg kick but La De Hoya takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Rijn.
La De Hoya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Rijn pushes La De Hoya up against the ropes in a clinch.
La De Hoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Rijn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Rijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
La De Hoya misses with a body shot.
La De Hoya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Rijn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Rijn slips under a jab from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya with a nice cross.
Van Rijn gets tackled into the ropes by La De Hoya. La De Hoya maintains the clinch.
Van Rijn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La De Hoya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La De Hoya wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rijn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
La De Hoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La De Hoya thumps Van Rijn with a low kick.
Van Rijn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but La De Hoya is just out of range.
La De Hoya catches Van Rijn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La De Hoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rijn circles away.
Van Rijn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the head.
La De Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rijn rushes La De Hoya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn is leaning against La De Hoya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rijn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of La De Hoyas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from La De Hoya fails to land.
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La De Hoya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
La De Hoya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Rijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La De Hoya.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La De Hoya.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but La De Hoya pushes him off.
Marious La De Hoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rijn throws a left and a right that both miss
and La De Hoya moves into the clinch.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La De Hoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rijn backwards.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as La De Hoya controls the action.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rijn blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rijn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La De Hoya blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La De Hoya's elbow.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
La De Hoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La De Hoya.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
A right hand to the body from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn avoiding damage as La De Hoya throws knees to the body.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the head.
La De Hoya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Rijn.
Knees in the clinch landing for La De Hoya.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as La De Hoya controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
La De Hoya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
Van Rijn is breathing heavily.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
La De Hoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rijn defending well as La De Hoya loads up on a big left hand.
La De Hoya defending well as Van Rijn loads up on a big left hand.
La De Hoya motions for Van Rijn to come forward. La De Hoya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Van Rijn's knee but Van Rijn avoids it well.
Van Rijn misses with a low kick.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Rijn moves out of range as La De Hoya throws a body kick.
La De Hoya moves into range and clinches up with Van Rijn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Rijn misses with a body shot.
Van Rijn throws a right hand that La De Hoya ducks under and follows up with a left that La De Hoya also avoids with ease.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but Van Rijn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La De Hoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rijn. That did some damage!
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La De Hoya moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting La De Hoya here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
La De Hoya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La De Hoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rijn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Van Rijn drives through and clinches with La De Hoya against the ropes.
La De Hoya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya lands a shoulder strike.
La De Hoya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La De Hoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Rijn blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La De Hoya seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
La De Hoya tries a low kick but Van Rijn avoids it.
Van Rijn rushes La De Hoya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
La De Hoya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
La De Hoya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Rijn blocks it with crossed arms.
La De Hoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Rijn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
La De Hoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Rijn.
La De Hoya lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn clinches up with La De Hoya and pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but La De Hoya avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rijn fails to land.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La De Hoya manages to break the clinch.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La De Hoya tries to clinch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
La De Hoya closes the distance and clinches.
La De Hoya can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rijn controls the action.
Van Rijn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La De Hoya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but La De Hoya blocks it.
La De Hoya pushes Van Rijn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses with a knee strike.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
La De Hoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and La De Hoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La De Hoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rijn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La De Hoya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn tries to clinch up
and La De Hoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Van Rijn is predictable there
and La De Hoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for La De Hoya.
Mike Van Rijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La De Hoya.
Van Rijn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rijn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
Van Rijn wants to land a leg kick but La De Hoya is out of range.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores with a body shot.
La De Hoya blocks a jab.
La De Hoya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rijn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Rijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by La De Hoya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La De Hoya.
Van Rijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and La De Hoya moves out of range easily.
La De Hoya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rijn in his tracks.
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La De Hoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
La De Hoya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Rijn on the side of the head.
Van Rijn is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La De Hoya 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Marious La De Hoya!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Marious La De Hoya!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Marious La De Hoya 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 He Mu (ranked 5725 p4p, 535 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 6367 p4p, 558 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pitung's choice of entrance music: Madball - Born Strong . He Mu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bang Pitung's chin.
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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
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, He Mu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Pitung.
Pitung moves in looking to clinch but Mu pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pitung.
Pitung moves into the clinch successfully.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Mu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Mu.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitung is trying to stall.
Pitung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a head kick.
Mu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Mu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitung digs a good hook to Mu's body.
Pitung misses with a left hand
and Mu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitung misses with a wild body shot.
Pitung throws the left hand but Mu avoids the punch easily.
Pitung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pitung throws a shot from downtown. Mu moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitung. Mu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Mu moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Mu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pitung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung moves in looking to clinch but Mu pushes him off.
Mu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pitung missing with a left hand there. Mu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Mu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pitung is looking to land body kicks.
Mu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pitung throws the left hand but Mu avoids the punch easily.
Mu slips a straight right by Pitung.
Pitung misses with a hook.
Mu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung misses with the body kick
letting Mu counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pitung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pitung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung tries to clinch up
and Mu counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Pitung goes down! Mu rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Pitung is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Pitung is rocked!
It looks like Bang Pitung has been cut.
Pitung connects with a leg kick. Mu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitung throws a lazy head kick
and Mu counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Pitung goes down! Mu rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Pitung is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Mu finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mu.
Mu is looking for a counter combo.
A combination from Pitung does no damage.
Mu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitung misses with a low kick as Mu jumps back.
Mu throwing a counter right hand but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Mu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pitung tenderised Mu's leg. Mu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitung lands a head shot.
Pitung misses with a double jab
and Mu counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Pitung goes down! Mu rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Pitung is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Pitung misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mu counters with a right hand from hell and Pitung is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). He Mu!
After winning the bout, He Mu 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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