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STRIKE! 40 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 4625 p4p, 18069 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 476 p4p, 559 weight class). Krajisnik comes to the cage accompanied by Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 48 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Krajisnik.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses
and Krajisnik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Krajisnik.
Schultz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schultz throws an off balance right hand
letting Krajisnik counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Krajisnik.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Krajisnik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Schultz is rocked!
A big right from Schultz misses.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom! Krajisnik lands a massive head kick that sends Schultz crashing into the cage, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Krajisnik is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
Nedjeljko Krajisnik made sure to mention his sponsor, Wrestler Wayfare in his post fight interview.
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#R1#
Kronke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ali'i back to the cage. Kronke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#It looks like Kekoa Ali'i has been cut.
Kronke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kronke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali'i at a distance.
#CL#
Ali'i gets a clinch.
Kronke tries to throw a body punch but Ali'i avoids it by throwing Kronke back against the cage.
Kronke digs a right hand into Ali'i's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali'i's gas tank.
A short right from Ali'i on the inside.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali'i lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Kronke misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali'i gets through Kronke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kronke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronke tries a body shot but Ali'i blocks it.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali'i stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali'i lands a body punch.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Ali'i blocks a body shot from Kronke.
Kronke lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Ali'i lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ali'i stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kronke looks winded!
Ali'i content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali'i.
Kronke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ali'is head.
Ali'i is leaning against Kronke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali'i softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali'i.
Kronke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Good body shot from Ali'i.
Ali'i pushes Kronke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali'i lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kronke struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali'i controls his hands.
Ali'i working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali'i lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ali'i - that landed with a thud.
Kronke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali'i uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali'i presses Kronke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Ali'i works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali'i working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali'i.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali'i controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ali'i gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ali'i lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali'i is working Kronke over against the cage.
Ali'i pushes Kronke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali'i works on Kronke's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ali'i.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali'i.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali'i.
Ali'i taking a breather.
Ali'i makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##KD#
Ali'i scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kronke beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Ali'i looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali'i lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kronke will feel that in the morning.
Ali'i has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kronke finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali'i's head. #CL#
Ali'i drives through and clinches with Kronke against the cage.
Kronke looking to stall.
Kronke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali'i lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ali'i takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ali'i lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronke misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kekoa Ali'i has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali'i lands a shot to the body.
Ali'i pushes Kronke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kronke can't find room to land a body shot as Ali'i controls the action.
#BC#
Ali'i's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kronke is breathing heavily.
Ali'i lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali'i works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Come on Ali'i - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ali'i scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i stalling against the cage.
Ali'i is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kronke can do to turn this around?
Ali'i lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronke tries to throw a body punch but Ali'i avoids it by throwing Kronke back against the cage.
Ali'i manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ali'i digs a right hand underneath Kronke's ribcage. Kronke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali'i lands a shot to the body.
Kronke scores with a shoulder strike.
Ali'i lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kronke backwards.
Ali'i gets through Kronke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ali'i.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ali'i blocking some punches.
#T2##BC#
Ali'i pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Ali'i lands a nice looking body shot.
Kronke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali'i.
Ali'i throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#CL#
Ali'i pushes Kronke up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali'i controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Ali'i.
A right hand to the body from Ali'i.
Ali'i stalling against the cage.
Kronke misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kronkes head.
Ali'i lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali'i lands a nice uppercut.
Kronke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Ali'i rushes Kronke and presses him up against the cage.
Kronke cracks Ali'i with a nice body shot.
Kronke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kronke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronke being controlled against the cage.
Ali'i scores with a shot to the side of Kronke's head.
A short left from Ali'i.
Kronke has a couple of punches blocked by Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ali'i lands with a right to the head.
Ali'i scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronke misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Kronke as the two fighters clinch.
Kronke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kronke misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Ali'i.
Kronke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Ali'i lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali'i.
A short left from Ali'i. #ROC#Kronke is rocked!
Kronke takes a shot to the head.
Kronke is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali'i finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kronke.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kronke lands with a right to the head.
Ali'i lands a shot to the body.
Kronke seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali'i softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali'i lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronke misses with some punches.
Kronke misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ali'i on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali'i makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Ali'i manages to break the clinch.
Kronke throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ali'i counter with a right hand.
Ali'i lands with a good body shot.
Ali'i catches Kronke with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kronke forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kekoa Ali'i!
Kekoa Ali'i spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleki Veainu (ranked 750 p4p, 4341 weight class) and Jagger Clay (ranked 54 p4p, 185 weight class). Aleki Veainu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleki Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jagger Clay!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Veainu finds it's way round the side to connect with Clay's head.
 It looks like Jagger Clay has been cut.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Clay's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Clay - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aleki Veainu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chinza Machida (ranked 23190 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Gunnar Murphy (ranked 583 p4p, 342 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by Best Way To Die. Gunnar Murphy 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chinza Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
A cross from Machida lands.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida avoids the head kick by Murphy.
A jab from Machida finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
I was talking to Machida's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy slips a jab from Machida.
Machida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machida lands with an overhand left.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Murphy misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnar Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Machida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murphy moves out of range as Machida strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machida with the inside leg kick.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida slips a jab from Murphy.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
A jab from Murphy misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chinza Machida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Machida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Machida misses the jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Machida blocks a head kick by Murphy.
A big right from Machida misses.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Chinza Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Chinza Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Machida misses the target.
Machida tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Machida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Murphy.
 It looks like Chinza Machida has been cut.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Machida seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chinza Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chinza Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machida scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Machida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Machida tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
A little feinted left hand from Machida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Machida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Machida misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Machida misses.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy cracks Machida with a good jab.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Machida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murphy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnar Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida thumps Murphy with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chinza Machida.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinza Machida!
Chinza Machida 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 Lee Murray (ranked 23706 p4p, 22183 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 489 p4p, 516 weight class). Lee Murray is staring across the cage 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murray counters with a good low kick that Mjölnir was not able to check.
Mjölnir lands a really nice looking cross but Murray seems unphased.
Murray lands with a cross.
Mjölnir tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
Murray avoids the body shot from Mjölnir.
Murray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mjölnir tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mjölnir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray throws a lazy head kick
and Mjölnir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murray thinking.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mjölnir scores with a jab.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Mjölnir scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir misses with a body kick.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray blocks a head kick by Mjölnir.
Murray lands a lovely overhand right.
Mjölnir 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.
Mjölnir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Murray counters with a quick kick to the body but Mjölnir blocks it.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Mjölnir defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Mjölnir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mjölnir lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Murray is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mjölnir engages and cracks Murray with a massive lead left hook - Murray tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mjölnir is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torsten Mjölnir!
Torsten Mjölnir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 433 p4p, 526 weight class) and Adrian Adamos (ranked 53 p4p, 69 weight class). Adamos has chosen Watch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Adamos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Adamos prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamos.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage as Adamos throws knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adamos's elbow.
Adamos tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage as Adamos throws knees to the body.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adamos obliges.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Adamos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalkiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos misses with a knee strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Adamos.
Adamos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz stalling in the clinch but Adamos improves position.
Kowalkiewicz presses Adamos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kowalkiewicz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A short right from Adamos.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adamos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adamoss head.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Kowalkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Adamos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Adamos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Adamos pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adamos crunches a lovely knee into Kowalkiewicz's ribcage.
Kowalkiewicz is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Adamos.
Adamos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Adamos crunches a lovely knee into Kowalkiewicz's ribcage.
Adamos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalkiewicz's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Adamos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kowalkiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalkiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adamos loads up on a big right hand but Kowalkiewicz slips the punch.
Adamos ducks under a wild hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Adamos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adamos thinking.
Adamos misses with a hook
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos lands with a hook. Kowalkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries to work over Adamos's front leg with a kick but Adamos checks it.
Adamos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adamos avoids the head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch.
Kowalkiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Adamos pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz slips a jab from Adamos.
Adamos slips a jab and a cross from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but Adamos avoids it easily.
Adamos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the button.
Adamos scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalkiewicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adamos has time to react.
Kowalkiewicz defending well as Adamos loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalkiewicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kowalkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamos moves away.
It seemed like Adamos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Adamos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Adamos throws a hook to the side of Kowalkiewicz's head but Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adrian Adamos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adamos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalkiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adamos throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Adamos digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Adamos missing with a left hand there. Kowalkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Adamos misses.
Adamos stuns Kowalkiewicz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamos lands a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to clinch but Adamos is avoiding it.
Adamos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamos blocks a head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
Adamos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kowalkiewicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalkiewicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adamos jabs at Kowalkiewicz's body.
Adamos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adamos scores with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz instigates a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamos tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adamos lands with a right to the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is working Adamos over against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Adamos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adamos.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamos prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Adamos.
Well Adamos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Adamos!
An out of breath Adrian Adamos 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 Jackie Chung (ranked 5191 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Kova Luu (ranked 193 p4p, 32 weight class). Jackie Chung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kova Luu'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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luu looks to throw the jab but Chung is out of range.
Luu misses with a head kick.
Chung avoids the head kick by Luu.
Luu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chung if he has to take too many more of those.
Chung moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chung stuns Luu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luu looks for the body kick but Chung saw that one coming.
Luu swings for the body but Chung moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Chung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Chung lands.
Luu throws a push kick but Chung slaps the foot to one side.
Luu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luu scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chung misses with a wild body shot.
Luu slips under a jab from Chung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu connects with a solid leg kick.
Luu thumps Chung with a low kick.
Chung's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chung duly obliges.
Luu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chung.
Good work by Luu as he checks the leg kick.
Chung seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Luu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luu walks into a big right hand from Chung and goes down! The referee sends Chung to a neutral corner as Luu gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chung blocks a head kick by Luu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luu moves into the clinch successfully.
Chung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luu throws the kick towards the body but Chung avoids it.
Luu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luu moves into the clinch.
Luu avoids the elbow strike from Chung, against the cage.
Chung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chung.
Chung lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luu avoids a wild elbow strike from Chung.
Luu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luu dodges an elbow strike from Chung.
Luu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chung.
Luu misses with an elbow strike.
Chung misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Chung on the inside.
Luu is rocked!
Chung creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Luu crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Luu face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Chung takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jackie Chung!
Our winner, Jackie Chung, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 4583 p4p, 20864 weight class) and Theodore Rothschild (ranked 441 p4p, 491 weight class). Durand Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durand Jr.
Rothschild misses with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durand Jr - that will leave a mark!
Durand Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Rothschild unleashes a big counter combination but Durand Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick lands for Durand Jr.
Rothschild has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Durand Jr pushes Rothschild back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durand Jr lands an elbow that stopped Rothschild in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Durand Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr instigates a clinch.
Durand Jr lands an elbow that stopped Rothschild in his tracks for a moment.
Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Durand Jr steps away.
That's two 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!
Rothschild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durand Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild drives through and clinches with Durand Jr against the cage.
Durand Jr trying to control the position but instead, Rothschild has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durand Jr into the cage.
Durand Jr stalling the fight.
Rothschild lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild misses with the head strike.
Rothschild lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rothschild fails to land.
Rothschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr misses with a body punch
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Durand Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durand Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand Jr.
Rothschild steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durand Jr. That one must have hurt.
Durand Jr cracks Rothschild with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot
and Rothschild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Rothschild feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr darts in and clinches Rothschild up against the cage.
Durand Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand Jr is looking to control Rothschild's arms but Rothschild gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durand Jr has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacques Durand Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durand Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rothschild, pushing him back against the cage.
Rothschild working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild avoiding damage as Durand Jr throws knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand Jr pushes Rothschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild has a couple of punches blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr lands an overhand right.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
Durand Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Durand Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Durand Jr avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durand Jr can pounce on him.
Rothschild stuns Durand Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr works the jab nicely.
Durand Jr sizes up Rothschild with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Durand Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rothschild darts in trying to clinch
and Durand Jr counters with a series of strikes. Rothschild will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr connects with a jab.
Durand Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durand Jr.
Rothschild misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durand Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothschild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durand Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durand Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild tries to work over Durand Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild trying to control the position but instead, Durand Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rothschild into the cage.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rothschild has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rothschild blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Durand Jr back against the cage.
Rothschild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a body punch.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand Jr controls his hands.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothschild tries a body shot but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr just leaning against Rothschild, taking a breather.
Durand Jr is looking to control Rothschild's arms but Rothschild gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durand Jr has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durand Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Rothschild jabs at Durand Jr's body.
Durand Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durand Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Durand Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durand Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr pushes Rothschild away with a front kick.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Durand Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Rothschild seems unphased.
Theodore Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rothschild.
Durand Jr lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durand Jr. Durand Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Durand Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Durand Jr finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durand Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rothschild's head.
Durand Jr stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand Jr throws a wild body kick that Rothschild sees coming a mile off.
Rothschild throws out a counter right but Durand Jr avoids it with no problem.
Durand Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durand Jr throws a front kick that sends Rothschild stumbling back into the cage.
Durand Jr looks to clinch
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durand Jr thinking.
Rothschild takes one on the button.
Durand Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild 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.
Durand Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr had his way with Theodore Rothschild in that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
That's time! Durand Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rothschild takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rothschild misses with a double jab
and Durand Jr counters by clinching up.
Durand Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rothschild has Durand Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Durand Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothschild's efforts to push away.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand Jr keeps Rothschild at a distance using the push kick.
Durand Jr misses with a double jab.
Rothschild only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a hook
and Durand Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Durand Jr ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild tries to keep at a distance but Durand Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Durand Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Durand Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothschild has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr crunches a lovely knee into Rothschild's ribcage.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rothschild avoids it by throwing Durand Jr back against the cage.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothschild's head.
Durand Jr lands a jab to Rothschild's midsection.
Rothschild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rothschild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
A little jabbing left from Rothschild on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durand Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Durand Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothschild doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jacques Durand Jr 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 2773 p4p, 4576 weight class) and Cristóforo Carretero (ranked 356 p4p, 494 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the cage accompanied by Stop This Flame. Carretero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sun by DVRKHOLD. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristóforo Carretero!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua misses with a right hand
and Carretero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yalixqua lands a front kick.
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carretero misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a low kick, right behind Carretero 's knee.
Carretero scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carretero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Carretero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Carretero throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Yalixqua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carretero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero scores with a head kick. Yalixqua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carretero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua slips a straight right by Carretero.
Carretero throws a lazy head kick
letting Yalixqua counter with a right hand.
Carretero misses with a straight left.
Carretero lands a jab to the nose.
A bone on bone clash there as Carretero blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Carretero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yalixqua.
Carretero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Carretero stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carretero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yalixqua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carretero lands a nice hook to Yalixqua's body. Yalixqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cristóforo Carretero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carretero shapes to counter with a head kick.
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Yalixqua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carretero throws a lazy uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cristóforo Carretero has been cut.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Carretero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
Yalixqua jabs Carretero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot that sends Carretero's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Carretero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carretero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
Yalixqua lands a nice looking body kick.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carretero really felt that one!
Carretero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carretero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yalixqua. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero misses with a hook
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carretero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yalixqua.
A quick step to the side and Yalixqua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carretero can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yalixqua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carretero circles away quickly and effectively.
Carretero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the body
and Carretero counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carretero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yalixqua jabs Carretero right on the nose. Carretero blinks but takes it well.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carretero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carretero throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Carretero moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Carretero throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yalixqua to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua throws a sloppy body shot
and Carretero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
and Carretero counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Carretero to counter with a crisp jab.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Carretero walks into a left hand.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carretero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yalixqua thuds his shin into the meat of Carretero's side.
Carretero thuds a left hand into Yalixqua's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Carretero.
Yalixqua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yalixqua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carretero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carretero checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Carretero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
Carretero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Carretero.
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 shot to the body from Carretero misses
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carretero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Iaspero Yalixqua did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Yalixqua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Carretero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Carretero is out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
Carretero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carretero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yalixqua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yalixqua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua jabs Carretero right on the nose. Carretero blinks but takes it well.
Carretero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yalixqua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cristóforo Carretero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carretero throws a sloppy head kick
letting Yalixqua counter with a right hand.
Yalixqua slips under a jab from Carretero.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yalixqua.
Carretero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carretero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carretero misses with a body shot
and Yalixqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carretero misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yalixqua.
That has opened up Cristóforo Carretero's cut even more.
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Carretero's shoulder, as Carretero tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua ducks right into an uppercut from Carretero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carretero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carretero checks a low kick from Yalixqua.
Carretero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua had his way with Cristóforo Carretero in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carretero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yalixqua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with a lunging right hand
and Carretero counters with a head kick. That will keep Yalixqua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carretero misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carretero throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
Yalixqua throws a counter high kick but Carretero was just alert enough to avoid it.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Carretero misses
and Yalixqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carretero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yalixqua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carretero really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yalixqua.
Jab from Carretero.
Yalixqua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carretero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot that sends Carretero's belly button to the back.
Yalixqua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carretero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carretero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carretero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yalixqua counters with a stiff right hand.
Carretero throws an off balance right hand
and Yalixqua counters with a body kick.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
Yalixqua lands with a thumping leg 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!
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carretero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yalixqua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua retains his welterweight title!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herbert Kreischer (ranked 99 p4p, 23645 weight class) and Nero Vogels (ranked 17 p4p, 221 weight class). Kreischer's entrance music is Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nero Vogels!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vogels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vogels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vogels lands the left hand.
Kreischer scores with a nice head shot.
Kreischer works Vogels's body with a nice hook.
Kreischer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Nero Vogels has been cut.
Vogels misses with a straight left.
Jab from Kreischer.
A shot to the liver by Kreischer. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels lands a body shot.
Vogels misses with a leg kick.
Kreischer throwing a counter right hand but Vogels manages to avoid it.
Vogels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer cracks Vogels with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the cage! Can Vogels get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Vogels looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Kreischer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreischer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vogels moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels misses with a head kick.
Kreischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kreischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kreischer closes the distance and pushes Vogels back into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Kreischer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vogels lands with a left to the head.
Kreischer dodges an elbow strike from Vogels.
Vogels tries to throw a body punch but Kreischer avoids it by throwing Vogels back against the cage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Vogels blocks with his arms.
Kreischer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kreischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreischer struggles to land a body shot inside as Vogels controls his hands.
Vogels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Kreischer blocks a body shot from Vogels.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vogels misses with an elbow over the top.
Vogels lands a good knee to the midsection. Kreischer won't want to take too many of those.
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vogels's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Vogels.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreischer avoids a wild elbow strike from Vogels.
Vogels connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels lands an uppercut.
Vogels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vogels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vogels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kreischer's elbow.
Vogels can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Vogels.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vogels.
Vogels misses with a punch to the body.
Kreischer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vogels is defending well for now.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Vogels avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the cage.
Vogels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kreischer has a couple of punches blocked by Vogels.
Kreischer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kreischer.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vogels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vogels manages to break the clinch.
Vogels thuds a left hand into Kreischer's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vogels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Kreischer should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body kick from Vogels.
Vogels throws a leg kick but Kreischer checks it.
Vogels throws a leg kick but Kreischer moved away.
Vogels ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Vogels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vogels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kreischer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kreischer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kreischer throws a jab when Vogels was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Vogels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vogels scores with a nice strike.
Vogels misses with a wild body shot.
Vogels dodges the punch combination from Kreischer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels is looking to slow Kreischer down with leg kicks.
Kreischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kreischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreischer misses with a left hand
and Vogels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vogels.
Kreischer tries to clinch but Vogels is having none of it.
Kreischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreischer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kreischer swings for the body but Vogels moves out of range.
Vogels misses with a kick to the body.
Vogels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreischer.
Vogels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vogels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kreischer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vogels tries to score with a low kick but Kreischer moves his leg out of the way.
Kreischer throws a combination that misses
and Vogels counters with a straight right hand.
Vogels scores with a leg kick.
Vogels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vogels is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels tries to score with a low kick but Kreischer moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kreischer checks a leg kick.
Kreischer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Vogels counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Kreischer misses
enabling Vogels to counter with a crisp jab.
Vogels looks to score with a jab to the body but Kreischer is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kreischer blocks the low kick.
Vogels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kreischer under the eye.
Vogels slips a jab from Kreischer.
Vogels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vogels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Vogels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vogels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Vogels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vogels scores with a nice body kick.
Kreischer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreischer misses with a hook.
Vogels blocks a jab.
Vogels thinks about the counter body kick.
Kreischer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vogels on the side of the head.
Vogels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kreischer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kreischer is looking to clinch.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut
and Vogels counters with a nice uppercut.
Vogels throws a head kick that misses.
Vogels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kreischer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels tries to land a leg kick but Kreischer saw it coming and moves away.
Vogels digs a good hook to Kreischer's body.
Vogels connects with the punch.
Vogels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kreischer.
Vogels connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels looks to land a body kick but Kreischer moved away.
Vogels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kreischer moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Kreischer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vogels.
Kreischer looks to throw the jab but Vogels is out of range.
Kreischer backing away here, and Vogels unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vogels misses with a body shot.
Vogels with the inside leg kick.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogels was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a body shot.
And Vogels responds with a good body kick, but Kreischer manages to step out the way in time.
Vogels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kreischer lands with a nice body punch.
Vogels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Vogels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vogels throws a low kick but Kreischer moves out of range easily.
Kreischer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vogels.
And Vogels responds with a good body kick, but Kreischer manages to step out the way in time.
Kreischer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vogels counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vogels.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Kreischer misses.
Good leg kick by Vogels.
Vogels blocks a jab.
Kreischer throws a series of punches but Vogels avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Kreischer.
Kreischer sizes up Vogels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kreischer looks to land a right hand but Vogels moved out of range.
Vogels has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vogels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vogels throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Vogels.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Vogels really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kreischer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vogels throws a push kick but Kreischer slaps the foot to one side.
Kreischer loads up on a big right hand but Vogels slips the punch.
Vogels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kreischer throws the left hand but Vogels avoids the punch easily.
Vogels is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vogels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vogels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kreischer.
Kreischer lands a really nice looking cross but Vogels seems unphased.
Kreischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vogels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kreischer looks to throw the jab but Vogels is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vogels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kreischer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick from Vogels, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Vogels, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kreischer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kreischer misses.
Vogels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreischer.
Vogels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kreischer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kreischer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vogels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreischer throws the left hand but Vogels avoids the punch easily.
Kreischer throws a lazy right hand but Vogels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreischer darts in trying to clinch
and Vogels counters with a nice uppercut.
Nero Vogels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vogels throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreischer.
Kreischer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kreischer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kreischer blocks the body kick.
Kreischer checks a low kick from Vogels.
Kreischer's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreischer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kreischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Vogels follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vogels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kreischer.
Vogels is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kreischer with a body shot.
Kreischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Vogels tenderised Kreischer's leg. Kreischer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kreischer takes a swing at Vogels's ribcage but misses.
Kreischer throws a big shot that misses.
Kreischer takes one to the side of the head.
Kreischer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vogels. That one must have hurt.
Kreischer throws a hook but Vogels blocks it.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogels was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Vogels dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kreischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogels thows a leg kick but Kreischer checks it
and Vogels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vogels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kreischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogels manages to avoid it.
Vogels feints a counter leg kick.
Vogels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kreischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vogels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kreischer scores with a nice head shot.
Vogels scores with a jab to the head.
Kreischer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vogels.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kreischer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vogels's elbow.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Vogels avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the cage.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Vogels blocks with his arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kreischer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kreischer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kreischer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vogels.
Nero Vogels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kreischer obliges.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kreischer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vogels.
Kreischer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vogels blocks it with crossed arms.
Vogels can't find room to land a body shot as Kreischer controls the action.
Kreischer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Herbert Kreischer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Vogels on the inside.
Vogels lands an elbow that stopped Kreischer in his tracks for a moment.
Kreischer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vogels misses with a knee strike.
Kreischer can't find room to land a body shot as Vogels controls the action.
Vogels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vogels on the inside.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreischer connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kreischer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Vogels blocks with his arms.
A short left from Vogels.
A short right from Vogels.
Vogels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Vogels.
Vogels lands a damaging elbow.
Vogels struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Nero Vogels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Vogels.
Kreischer prevents a body shot from Vogels.
A short uppercut from Vogels.
Vogels working aggressively here.
Kreischer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vogels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Vogels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vogels has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Vogels!
Nero Vogels is the new heavyweight champion!
Nero Vogels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Herbert Kreischer had this to say: 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.
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