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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nicolas Vermeer (ranked 4347 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Aleksis Porzingis (ranked 436 p4p, 350 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
Cuts easily
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas Vermeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksis Porzingis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Porzingis closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis tries to break the clinch but Vermeer is controlling the position.
Vermeer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Porzingis's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vermeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Porzingis's brow.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis unleashes a big counter combination but Vermeer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Porzingis darts in and clinches Vermeer up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer missing with knees to the body.
Porzingis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer instigates a clinch.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Porzingis controls his hands.
Porzingis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porzingis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porzingis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porzingis breaks the clinch.
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Porzingis blocks an elbow strike from Vermeer.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Porzingis working hard to break the clinch.
Vermeer taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porzingis is looking to control Vermeer's arms but Vermeer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Porzingis has his back to the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeer working Porzingis over with knees to the body.
Porzingis looks winded!
Vermeer just leaning against Porzingis, taking a breather.
Vermeer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Porzingis throws a leg kick but Vermeer sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer 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.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porzingis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Porzingis throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porzingis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Porzingis tries to keep at a distance but Vermeer has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Porzingis is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Vermeer.
Vermeer digs a right hand into Porzingis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porzingis's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Vermeer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis dodges an elbow strike from Vermeer.
Porzingis looking to slow down the pace here.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer is looking to clinch.
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vermeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porzingis can do to turn this around?
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Porzingis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porzingis tries to clinch but Vermeer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer doesn't manage to clinch there - Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Vermeer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porzingis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Porzingis is trying to break the clinch but Vermeer has him pressed against the ropes.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolas Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolas Vermeer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer dominated that second round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vermeer tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer cracks Porzingis with a nice body shot.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porzingis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porzingis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeer circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Porzingis letting Vermeer take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porzingis as Vermeer tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Porzingis being controlled against the ropes.
Porzingis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Porzingis.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porzingis looking to stall.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Porzingis or not.
A body shot lands from Vermeer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer is working Porzingis over against the ropes.
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Vermeer closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porzingis.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeer misses its target.
Porzingis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis wants to clinch.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer slips a jab and a cross from Porzingis.
Vermeer clinches up with Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porzingis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeer moves away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porzingis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Porzingis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porzingis trying to stall but Vermeer improves his position.
A short right from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the ropes.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Porzingis!
A nice leg kick lands there from Porzingis.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porzingis clinches up with Vermeer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksis Porzingis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch
and Porzingis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Aleksis Porzingis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porzingis doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
Porzingis circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer rushes Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porzingis's elbow.
Vermeer lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer keeps control of Porzingis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porzingis avoids it.
Porzingis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porzingis wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeer won't allow it.
Vermeer has Porzingis pressed against the ropes, preventing Porzingis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Porzingis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Porzingis takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeer blocks the leg kick.
Vermeer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vermeer lands with a light punch inside.
Porzingis takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer pushes Porzingis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeer.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Vermeer wants to clinch up but Porzingis keeps it at a distance.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer is looking to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Vermeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksis Porzingis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Vermeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vermeer scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Vermeer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vermeer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Vermeer!
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energy
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hype
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