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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Dekkers (ranked 5580 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Erland Van Grossberger (ranked 224 p4p, 205 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 cm 25 270 0 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 270 1 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent MT Big right hand
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Dekkers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erland Van Grossberger! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dekkers throws a nice looking combination but Van Grossberger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Van Grossberger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Van Grossberger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Van Grossberger throws a looping overhand right but Dekkers ducks down to avoid it. Dekkers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The fighters circling - Dekkers throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dekkers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Dekkers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Dekkers takes a shot right to the bread basket. Van Grossberger closes the distance and clinches. Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Dekkers is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Grossberger obliges. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a nice uppercut. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dekkers takes a shot to the head. Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Van Grossberger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers. Van Grossberger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger lands with a right to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not. A short right from Van Grossberger. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
A short right from Van Grossberger on the inside. Van Grossberger works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Van Grossberger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A body shot lands from Van Grossberger.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Van Grossberger scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erland Van Grossberger 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers misses with an elbow strike.
Van Grossberger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Van Grossberger has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Still in the clinch, Van Grossberger scores with a nice short uppercut. Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Grossberger lands a right hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it. Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Van Grossberger scores with a nice short uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Van Grossberger is controlling him. Van Grossberger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Erland Van Grossberger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger scores with a nice hook to the head. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Dekkers wants to break free but Van Grossberger has control.
Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Van Grossberger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Van Grossberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Van Grossberger working Dekkers over with knees to the body. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger scores with a hook to the body. Van Grossberger is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Van Grossberger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Van Grossberger working some nice short punches in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
Van Grossberger lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Grossberger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Grossberger lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Dekkers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Van Grossberger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erland Van Grossberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Dekkers trying to stall but Van Grossberger improves his position.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Grossberger won't allow it.
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Van Grossberger scores with a nice hook to the head. Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a knee to the body.
Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not. Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Dekkers avoiding damage as Van Grossberger throws knees to the body.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head. A left hand lands to the body for Van Grossberger.
Nice body punch from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dekkers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. Van Grossberger scores with an uppercut up the middle. Van Grossberger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers. Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Dekkers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
A short left from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger lands a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Grossberger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Grossberger. Van Grossberger is working Dekkers over against the ropes. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger missing with knees to the body.
Van Grossberger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike. Van Grossberger lands a body punch in the clinch. Van Grossberger presses Dekkers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Grossberger lands with a short head shot on the inside. Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dekkers is defending well for now. Van Grossberger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those. A short body shot lands from Van Grossberger as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Grossberger.
A nice left hand lands by Van Grossberger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Grossberger. Knees in the clinch landing for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank. Van Grossberger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dekkers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger lands with a short shot to the head. Peter Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Van Grossberger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees to the body from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Van Grossberger - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Van Grossberger on the inside. Van Grossberger lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards. Van Grossberger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a nice shot to the body. Van Grossberger pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Grossberger digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank. Dekkers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Grossberger lands a shot to the body. Van Grossberger tries to land knees in the clinch but Dekkers avoids the damage to the body. Van Grossberger lands a body punch. Van Grossberger landing knees to the body.
Van Grossberger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Grossberger obliges. Van Grossberger works on Dekkers's body with a couple of short punches. Van Grossberger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Erland Van Grossberger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Van Grossberger lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Erland Van Grossberger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Van Grossberger 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 24:30 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erland Van Grossberger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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