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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 2085 p4p, 22954 weight class) and John Grammaticus (ranked 307 p4p, 686 weight class). Vettori comes to the ring accompanied by Police On My Back- The Rocketz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori misses with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vettori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Grammaticus 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.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Vettori scores with a push kick.
A jab from Grammaticus finds it's way through Vettori's defenses.
Vettori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vettori throws a lazy uppercut
and Grammaticus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grammaticus connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grammaticus .
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Grammaticus .
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Grammaticus does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.
Vettori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grammaticus to score with a decent uppercut.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Grammaticus 's knee but Grammaticus avoids it well.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vettori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grammaticus counters with a low kick, right behind Vettori 's knee.
Grammaticus misses with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori catches Grammaticus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grammaticus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grammaticus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Grammaticus scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vettori.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grammaticus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grammaticus misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vettori misses its target.
Grammaticus connects with a nice looking jab.
Grammaticus throws a body kick that misses.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
Grammaticus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vettori had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vettori loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Vettori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grammaticus is able to avoid easily.
Vettori moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vettori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grammaticus .
A big right from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Vettori misses with a wild body shot.
Grammaticus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grammaticus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grammaticus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses with a shot to the body
and Grammaticus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grammaticus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grammaticus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grammaticus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grammaticus staying out of range there.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grammaticus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grammaticus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vettori throws a front kick aimed at Grammaticus 's knee but Grammaticus avoids it well.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus thuds his shin into the meat of Vettori's side.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Grammaticus .
Vettori slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Vettori swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Grammaticus throws the left hand but Vettori avoids the punch easily.
Vettori digs a good hook to Grammaticus 's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Decent striking displayed by Grammaticus there.
Vettori feints and then cracks Grammaticus 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grammaticus down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vettori throws a hook but Grammaticus blocks it.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Grammaticus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vettori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grammaticus 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Grammaticus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Grammaticus digs a good body shot into Vettori's ribs.
Grammaticus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vettori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Grammaticus misses.
Grammaticus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vettori to score with a decent uppercut.
Grammaticus misses with a straight right.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John Grammaticus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grammaticus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grammaticus scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Vettori thuds a left hand into Grammaticus 's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vettori. Vettori obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Grammaticus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vettori.
Grammaticus sizes up Vettori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grammaticus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.
Vettori throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grammaticus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vettori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Vettori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grammaticus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grammaticus throws a big shot that misses.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grammaticus tries to move into range but Vettori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vettori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Grammaticus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Grammaticus slips a jab from Vettori.
Grammaticus throws a push kick but Vettori slaps the foot to one side.
Vettori misses with a looping right.
Vettori misses with a low kick.
Grammaticus ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Grammaticus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grammaticus lands a nice shot that snaps Vettori's head back.
Vettori throws a low kick but Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Grammaticus avoids it.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Grammaticus 's shoulder, as Grammaticus tries to avoid the shot.
Vettori doesn't manage to clinch there - Grammaticus circles away.
Nice shot by Vettori.
Vettori checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Grammaticus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori looks to land a body kick but Grammaticus moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Grammaticus . Those never looked like landing.
Grammaticus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vettori throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Grammaticus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Vettori fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grammaticus checks it well.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Grammaticus moved out of range.
A punch combination from Grammaticus misses.
Vettori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vettori lands a really nice looking cross but Grammaticus seems unphased.
Vettori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vettori swings for the body but Grammaticus moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grammaticus takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Grammaticus throws a low kick, looking for Vettori's leg but Vettori calmly moves out of range.
Vettori is looking for a counter combo.
Grammaticus throws a hook but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Vettori avoids it with no problem.
Grammaticus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
Grammaticus thumps Vettori with a low kick.
Vettori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grammaticus checks a leg kick.
Grammaticus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Grammaticus checks it.
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori thumps Grammaticus with a low kick.
Grammaticus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grammaticus keeps the fight on the outside.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grammaticus manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Grammaticus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Grammaticus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vettori 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.
Vettori cracks Grammaticus with a good jab.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grammaticus swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori rushes Grammaticus and presses him up against the ropes.
Grammaticus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grammaticus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vettori.
Grammaticus breaks from the clinch.
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grammaticus scores with a punch to the head.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.
Grammaticus throws a hook to the side of Vettori's head but Vettori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Grammaticus .
A nice side step and Grammaticus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grammaticus misses with a straight left.
Vettori throws a head kick but Grammaticus moves out of range.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grammaticus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vettori wants to clinch up but Grammaticus keeps it at a distance.
Grammaticus misses with the combination.
Vettori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vettori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vettori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grammaticus needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
Vettori is looking to chop away at Grammaticus 's legs.
Grammaticus swats away the attempt to clinch by Vettori.
Grammaticus misses with a looping right.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grammaticus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grammaticus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Vettori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grammaticus .
Vettori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vettori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vettori checks a low kick from Grammaticus .
A counter left hand to the body from Vettori misses its target.
Grammaticus thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori misses with an uppercut. Grammaticus saw that one coming.
Vettori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grammaticus counters with an inside leg kick.
Grammaticus throws out a powerful jab.
Vettori takes one to the side of the head.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grammaticus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori.
Vettori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grammaticus is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vettori.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vettori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grammaticus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Grammaticus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vettori's brow.
Vettori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vettori will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vettori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vettori dodges an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grammaticus manages to break the clinch.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grammaticus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vettori scores with a leg kick.
Vettori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grammaticus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vettori moves in looking to clinch but Grammaticus pushes him off.
Vettori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grammaticus .
Vettori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grammaticus just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
Vettori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grammaticus can pounce on him.
Vettori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grammaticus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grammaticus clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grammaticus scores with a three punch combo!
Vettori blocks the body kick.
Grammaticus tries to land a front kick but Vettori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Vettori swings widly with a right hand
and Grammaticus counters with a straight right hand.
Grammaticus takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori misses the body punch
letting Grammaticus counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vettori misses.
Vettori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grammaticus is out of range and Vettori settles back down.
Grammaticus flicks out a counter leg kick but Vettori steps away.
Vettori checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grammaticus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grammaticus !
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