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AON - KNOCKOUT! S1R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Erron Black (ranked 3164 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Tau Moti (ranked 148 p4p, 167 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 super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erron Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tau Moti! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Black thows a body kick. Moti tries to catch it but that hurt him. Black throws a right and a left that Moti avoids nicely. Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Moti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black. Black motions for Moti to come forward. Black throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Moti has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Moti.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moti.
I was talking to Black's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Black is breathing heavily. Moti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Moti pushes Black back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Moti working Black over with knees to the body. Moti cracks Black with a nice body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right hand to the side of the head by Moti. Moti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Moti lands with a right to the head. Moti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Moti. Black is rocked! Moti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Moti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black. Moti is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Moti breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Black with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Black looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Black get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tau Moti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Murphy Law (ranked 5839 p4p, 3967 weight class) and Kofi Akakpo (ranked 231 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akakpo's choice of entrance music: Destroyer. Kofi Akakpo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy Law! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kofi Akakpo! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Akakpo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Law to score with a decent uppercut. Law misses with a body punch
and Akakpo counters with a nice uppercut. It looks like Murphy Law has been cut. Law misses with a lunging right hand
and Akakpo counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Law face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kofi Akakpo! Kofi Akakpo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Bane (ranked 3617 p4p, 6109 weight class) and Ovine Thibodeaux (ranked 173 p4p, 246 weight class). Ovine Thibodeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximus Bane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Bane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ovine Thibodeaux! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Bane swings away with a leg kick that misses. Bane with a nice cross. It looks like Ovine Thibodeaux has been cut. Bane lands with a good body shot. A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot. Bane looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well. A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target. Bane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively. Bane lunges at Thibodeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thibodeaux's hand. Bane throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it. Bane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it. Bane throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily. Bane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bane throws out the jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nice shot lands for Thibodeaux. A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target. Thibodeaux looks to land a combination but Bane avoids it well. Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that both miss. Thibodeaux throws a nice inside leg kick. Thibodeaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bane drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Bane scores to the head and body with a nice combination! We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Thibodeaux has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thibodeaux. Bane thows a left - swing and a miss! The fight moves into the clinch position. Bane lands a hook to the side of the head. Bane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Thibodeaux looks winded! Bane pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Bane lands a shoulder strike. Bane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bane has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Thibodeaux to the canvas! Can Thibodeaux beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue! 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! Bane throws an overhand right that has Thibodeaux reeling! Bane follows up with more punches and Thibodeaux is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maximus Bane! An out of breath Maximus Bane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Dekkers (ranked 5580 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Erland Van Grossberger (ranked 224 p4p, 205 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Dekkers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erland Van Grossberger! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dekkers throws a nice looking combination but Van Grossberger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Van Grossberger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Van Grossberger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Van Grossberger throws a looping overhand right but Dekkers ducks down to avoid it. Dekkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The fighters circling - Dekkers throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dekkers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dekkers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Dekkers takes a shot right to the bread basket. Van Grossberger closes the distance and clinches. Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Dekkers is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Grossberger obliges. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a nice uppercut. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dekkers takes a shot to the head. Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Van Grossberger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers. Van Grossberger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger lands with a right to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not. A short right from Van Grossberger. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
A short right from Van Grossberger on the inside. Van Grossberger works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Van Grossberger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A body shot lands from Van Grossberger.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Van Grossberger scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erland Van Grossberger dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers misses with an elbow strike.
Van Grossberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Van Grossberger has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Still in the clinch, Van Grossberger scores with a nice short uppercut. Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Grossberger lands a right hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it. Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Van Grossberger scores with a nice short uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Van Grossberger is controlling him. Van Grossberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Erland Van Grossberger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger scores with a nice hook to the head. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Dekkers wants to break free but Van Grossberger has control.
Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Van Grossberger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Van Grossberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Van Grossberger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Van Grossberger working some nice short punches in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Van Grossberger lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Grossberger lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Van Grossberger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erland Van Grossberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Dekkers trying to stall but Van Grossberger improves his position.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Grossberger won't allow it.
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Van Grossberger scores with a nice hook to the head. Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not. Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head. A left hand lands to the body for Van Grossberger.
Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. Van Grossberger scores with an uppercut up the middle. Van Grossberger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
A short left from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Grossberger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Van Grossberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger lands with a short head shot on the inside. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
A nice left hand lands by Van Grossberger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank. Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands with a short shot to the head. Peter Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Van Grossberger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Van Grossberger on the inside. Van Grossberger lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank. Dekkers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. Van Grossberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Grossberger obliges. Van Grossberger works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Erland Van Grossberger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Van Grossberger lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Erland Van Grossberger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Van Grossberger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 24:30 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erland Van Grossberger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Iggy Pop (ranked 3959 p4p, 3956 weight class) and Simba Osei (ranked 186 p4p, 185 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggy Pop! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simba Osei! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pop tries to clinch there but Osei circles away.
Osei throws a poor cross that misses
and Pop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Pop lands a nice knee to the body. Osei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pop lands a nice elbow. It looks like Simba Osei has been cut. Pop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osei's elbow. Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Osei. Pop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Osei looks winded! Pop lands a shot to the body. Pop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A short uppercut from Pop. A short body shot lands from Pop as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Osei takes an elbow to the forehead. Pop landing knees to the head.
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Pop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Pop lands a body punch. Pop lands an elbow just above Osei 's eye. Pop lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pop lands an elbow just above Osei 's eye. Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Pop crunches a lovely knee into Osei's ribcage. Osei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pop lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch. That has opened up Simba Osei's cut even more. Pop pushes Osei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Osei takes an elbow to the forehead. Pop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A body shot lands from Pop.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice elbow from Pop. The cut above Simba Osei's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Pop lands a nice knee to the body. Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Pop looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Pop pushes Osei back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Pop digs a right hand underneath Osei's ribcage. Osei let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pop lands an elbow just above Osei 's eye. Osei takes an elbow to the forehead. Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Osei's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Simba Osei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Osei takes an elbow to the forehead. Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Osei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pop connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short uppercut from Pop. Pop lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pop scores with a knee to the head.
Osei is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simba Osei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iggy Pop! Our winner, Iggy Pop, 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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