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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 5423 p4p, 19813 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 595 p4p, 661 weight class). Elizondo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Gaizka Elizondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Berto Kin's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kin lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kin.
Kin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Elizondo misses with a straight right.
Elizondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Kin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Kin.
Elizondo misses with a head kick.
Donk. Elizondo catches Kin right on the button with a cross.
Kin is rocked!
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Kin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Elizondo finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo throws a front kick that sends Kin stumbling back into the ropes.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Elizondo pushes Kin away with a front kick.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo tried to score with a low kick but Kin checks it.
Elizondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo throws a wild body kick that Kin sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Kin slips the punch.
Elizondo swings for the body but Kin moves out of range.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kin throws a jab but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but Kin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Kin lands a lovely overhand right.
Kin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elizondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Elizondo thuds his right hand into Kin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elizondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Elizondo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kin's head.
Elizondo throws a hook to the side of Kin's head but Kin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Elizondo.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Elizondo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Kin has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Elizondo throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Kin throws out a counter right but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo motions for Kin to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws out a counter right but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kin moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Kin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Kin lands.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kin counter with a right hand.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Kin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kin moves out of range of the leg kick from Elizondo.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo motions for Kin to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Kin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kin.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Kin moved away.
Elizondo stuns Kin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elizondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but Kin checks it.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kin avoids the head kick by Elizondo.
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin lands with a right hand.
Elizondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Kin misses with a looping right.
Kin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kin throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo moves out of range as Kin strikes.
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elizondo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kin checks a low kick from Elizondo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kin! But no joy.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Elizondo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kin.
Elizondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kin connects with a crisp jab.
Kin lands with an overhand left.
Elizondo misses with a left hand
and Kin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elizondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
It seemed like Kin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kin! But no joy.
Elizondo throws a poor cross that misses
and Kin counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kin.
Elizondo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kin cracks Elizondo with a good jab.
Kin throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin throws out a powerful jab.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin with a hook.
Elizondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elizondo lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berto Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Elizondo tries to move into range but Kin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elizondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elizondo connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kin checks a leg kick.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Kin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kin misses with a hook.
Kin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elizondo.
Good leg kick by Elizondo.
Kin misses with a looping left.
Kin scores with a nice strike.
Elizondo tries to land a body kick
and Kin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elizondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Elizondo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Kin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elizondo throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kin to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo throws a sloppy head kick and Kin moves out of range easily.
Elizondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Kin - just one landing.
Kin with a nice cross.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Kin moved away.
Kin works the jab nicely.
Elizondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kin to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kin if he has to take too many more of those.
Kin misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elizondo throws an off balance right hand
and Elizondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kin lands with an overhand left.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Elizondo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Elizondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Elizondo.
Kin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elizondo finds it's way round the side to connect with Kin's head.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Kin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kin lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Kin finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Kin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Elizondo misses with a hook to the body
and Kin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Elizondo lands a jab.
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Elizondo's shoulder, as Elizondo tries to avoid the shot.
Elizondo tries to land a leg kick but Kin saw it coming and moves away.
Kin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berto Kin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Berto Kin!
Berto Kin wins by majority decision!
A victorious Berto Kin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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