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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 18894 p4p, 3121 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 469 p4p, 310 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 cm 40 155 44 - 34 - 6 |
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178 cm 46 156 31 - 19 - 5 |
World class boxer Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 44 - 34 - 6, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 31 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A leg kick checked by Snow. Snow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Entei seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Entei throws a low kick but Snow avoids it. Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Entei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Entei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Entei throws a big shot that misses. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snow 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 Entei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Entei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Snow 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. Snow throws a low kick but Entei moves out of range easily. Snow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snow. Entei looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Entei down. An inside leg kick lands from Entei. Snow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entei throws out the jab. Snow lands with a hook. Entei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet. A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Entei slips a jab from Snow. Entei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Entei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Entei misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snow. Entei throws a quick inside leg kick. Entei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Entei connects with a leg kick. Snow throws a hook but Entei blocks it. Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Entei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Snow takes one to the chin there. Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Snow throws an overhand right that lands on Entei's shoulder, as Entei tries to avoid the shot. Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Entei moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Snow misses with a body kick. Some wild striking there from Snow.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Snow feints a jab promting Entei to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Entei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Entei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
A cross from Snow lands. Entei moves away from the strike by Snow. Snow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Entei blocks the body kick.
Entei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Snow goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A shot to the body from Entei misses and Snow counters with a good, hard body kick but Entei shrugs it off. Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing. Entei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A left lands for Snow. Entei lands a jab to Snow's midsection. Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei. Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Entei. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A nice inside leg kick there by Entei. That's going to slow Snow down. A nice leg kick lands there from Snow. Entei throws a leg kick that misses. Snow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Snow throws a lazy body kick and Entei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snow thinking. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that round. That's time! Entei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Snow avoids the body shot from Entei.
Snow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Snow. Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snow. Entei throws a nice outside leg kick. Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Snow throws out a powerful jab. Entei lands a leg kick that knocks Snow off balance momentarily. A low kick lands for Snow.
Snow moves forwards but Entei connects with a nice, crisp jab. Entei lands a jab to Snow's midsection. Snow tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot. Snow moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei. Snow walks into a stiff left hand from Entei. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snow blocks the body kick.
Snow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Entei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Entei slips under a jab from Snow. Snow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Entei throws a series of strikes that have Snow backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Snow.
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Snow throws a leg kick but Entei sees it coming and checks it nicely. Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei misses with a low kick. It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Snow tries a low kick but Entei avoids it. Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab. Snow throws a jab when Entei was well out of range. Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Entei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Snow. Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Entei scores with a jab to the jaw. Entei dips to his left and cracks Snow with an uppercut! Entei is looking to wear down Snow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Snow misses with a body shot.
Entei works Snow's body with a nice hook. Snow staying out of range there. Snow scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Entei with a nice calf kick. Snow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Entei misses with a body kick. Snow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Entei jabbing away but nothing is landing. Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Snow throws a right and a left that Entei avoids nicely. Entei cracks Snow with a good jab. Snow throws a low kick but Entei moves out of range easily. Entei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snow. Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Entei checks a leg kick. Entei swings away with a leg kick that misses. Snow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Entei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Entei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Snow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Entei is out of range and Snow settles back down. Snow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Entei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Snow throws a leg kick and Entei counters with a slapping leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snow throws out a powerful jab. Snow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Entei in his tracks. Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab. Entei moves out of range as Snow strikes. Snow ducks under a wild hook from Entei. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Entei will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Snow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Entei slips under a jab from Snow. Snow throws a nice head kick!
Snow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Entei. Snow lands a slapping body shot.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick. Entei gets off balance looking for a body kick and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nik Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup. Entei misses with a wild body shot. Snow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Entei. Snow looks to land a left hand but Entei moved out of range nicely. Entei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snow manages to avoid it. Some wild striking there from Snow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Entei misses the shot to the body. Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entei. Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. Entei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A slow jab from Snow misses its intended target. Entei missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A bone on bone clash there as Snow blocks the leg kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick. Snow tried to score with a low kick but Entei checks it. Entei misses with a kick to the body.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing. Entei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Entei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A shot to the liver by Entei. Beautiful body shot. Snow misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Snow misses. Entei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Entei cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Entei 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 Snow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Snow flicks out a counter leg kick but Entei steps away. Entei misses the jab. Entei throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range. Snow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. A lazy left from Snow finds it's target. Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jab by Snow. A combination from Snow does no damage. Entei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Entei moved out of range. Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Entei. Snow throws a leg kick but Entei checks it. Entei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Snow avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Entei. Entei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Snow thows a left - swing and a miss! Snow staying out of range there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Entei checks a leg kick. Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Entei half committed to a counter leg kick. Snow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Entei. Snow missing with a left hand there. Entei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight! Nik Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Snow 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nik Snow! After winning the bout, Nik Snow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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