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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Timothy Spence (ranked 5398 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Robin Van Zegelaar (ranked 514 p4p, 286 weight class). Spence comes to the ring accompanied by He's A Mental Giant. On his way into the ring it seems that Timothy Spence has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Timothy Spence seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Timothy Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Van Zegelaar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Zegelaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spence cracks Van Zegelaar with a good jab.
Spence scores with the left hand. Van Zegelaar knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Zegelaar slips a straight right by Spence.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab from Spence.
Spence misses with a hook. Van Zegelaar ducked under it nicely.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Van Zegelaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spence scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Zegelaar's head backwards.
Van Zegelaar walks into a stiff left hand from Spence.
Spence misses with a right hand
and Van Zegelaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence throws an off balance right hand
letting Van Zegelaar counter with a right hand.
Van Zegelaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Spence.
A head kick by Spence misses
and Van Zegelaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spence misses with an uppercut
enabling Van Zegelaar to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Zegelaar.
Spence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spence tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Zegelaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spence tries to land a leg kick but Van Zegelaar saw it coming and moves away.
Van Zegelaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence cracks Van Zegelaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Van Zegelaar tenderised Spence's leg. Spence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Spence misses with a hook.
Van Zegelaar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Spence blocks it well.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spence throws a right and a left that Van Zegelaar avoids nicely.
Van Zegelaar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence connects with a jab.
Van Zegelaar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Zegelaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Van Zegelaar.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Van Zegelaar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Zegelaar momentarily.
No joy there for Spence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Zegelaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Zegelaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Zegelaar misses with an uppercut.
Van Zegelaar misses with a looping left.
Spence is looking for a counter combo.
Spence throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Zegelaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Spence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Zegelaar slips a jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Van Zegelaar.
The fighters circling - Spence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Zegelaar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Van Zegelaar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Zegelaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar slips a straight right by Spence.
Van Zegelaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Spence.
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!
Spence avoids the head kick by Van Zegelaar.
Spence falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Zegelaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Spence misses the target.
Van Zegelaar ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab.
Van Zegelaar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Van Zegelaar.
Spence swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Spence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Zegelaar blocks a jab.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Van Zegelaar moved out of range.
Van Zegelaar tries a quick counter leg kick but Spence is wise to it.
Spence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Zegelaar momentarily.
Van Zegelaar missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timothy Spence is winning the standup battle so far.
Spence misses with a hook.
Van Zegelaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence.
Van Zegelaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence throws a right hand that misses
and Van Zegelaar counters with a straight right hand.
Spence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spence is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Zegelaar misses the shot to the body.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Van Zegelaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Zegelaar misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Spence checks a low kick from Van Zegelaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Van Zegelaar moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Zegelaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Zegelaar can do to turn this around?
Van Zegelaar wants to land a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Zegelaar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spence slips a jab and a cross from Van Zegelaar.
Spence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Van Zegelaar stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Van Zegelaar walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Spence misses.
Van Zegelaar throws out a counter right but Spence avoids it with no problem.
Spence misses with a looping left.
Spence will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spence darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Spence coming out on top.
Van Zegelaar is rocked!
Spence uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Zegelaar has time to react.
Van Zegelaar is still on wobbly legs! Can Spence finish him?
Van Zegelaar blocks a jab.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Zegelaar seems to have recovered his senses.
Spence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spence misses with a left hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a straight right hand.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
Van Zegelaar misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Zegelaar slips a jab from Spence.
Van Zegelaar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Zegelaar moves out of range as Spence strikes.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Van Zegelaar slips the punch.
Van Zegelaar scores with a hook.
Van Zegelaar slips under a jab from Spence.
Spence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Zegelaar to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Spence finds it's way through Van Zegelaar's defenses.
Spence throws a looping overhand right but Van Zegelaar ducks down to avoid it.
Timothy Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Spence.
Van Zegelaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Spence throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Zegelaar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Zegelaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence.
Van Zegelaar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Zegelaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Zegelaar throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spence lands a nice looking body shot.
Spence throws the kick towards the body but Van Zegelaar avoids it.
Spence throws a series of punches but Van Zegelaar avoids them all with ease.
Van Zegelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Spence will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Van Zegelaar takes one to the side of the head.
Van Zegelaar scores with a nice right hand.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and Van Zegelaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Zegelaar tries to bum rush Spence with a series of wild strikes but Spence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Van Zegelaar slips the punch.
Van Zegelaar throws a big counter head kick but Spence avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Van Zegelaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Zegelaar off the ropes and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Spence there.
Van Zegelaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence misses with a straight right.
Spence misses with a hook. Van Zegelaar ducked under it nicely.
Van Zegelaar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spence.
Spence with a jab.
Spence jabs at Van Zegelaar's body.
Van Zegelaar throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
It looked like Spence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Zegelaar throws a low kick but Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Van Zegelaar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Zegelaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Zegelaar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Zegelaar checks the leg kick.
Van Zegelaar shapes to counter with a head kick.
Spence throws a front kick aimed at Van Zegelaar's knee but Van Zegelaar avoids it well.
Spence misses the jab.
Spence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Zegelaar on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spence lands with a straight right. Van Zegelaar didn't see that one coming.
Spence throws a sloppy head kick and Van Zegelaar moves out of range easily.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spence crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Zegelaar - the referee stops the clock and Spence gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Zegelaar. Spence manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spence throws a hook to the side of Van Zegelaar's head but Van Zegelaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Zegelaar counters with a three punch combo that has Spence backing up. Spence nods at Van Zegelaar to acknowledge the strikes.
Spence avoids the body shot from Van Zegelaar.
Spence misses with a hook to the body
and Van Zegelaar counters with a good low kick that Spence was not able to check.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Zegelaar is just out of range.
Spence scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Zegelaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spence misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Van Zegelaar lands but Spence takes it in his stride.
Van Zegelaar ducks under a wild hook from Spence.
Spence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Zegelaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick lands for Spence.
Robin Van Zegelaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spence misses with a body kick.
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Zegelaar misses the target.
Spence throwing a counter right hand but Van Zegelaar manages to avoid it.
Van Zegelaar misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Zegelaar walks into a left hand.
Spence stuns Van Zegelaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Zegelaar defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Spence connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Van Zegelaar onto his butt! Van Zegelaar bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Spence throws a right and a left that Van Zegelaar avoids nicely.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Van Zegelaar moves away from the strike by Spence.
Spence tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Zegelaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spence misses with an uppercut. Van Zegelaar saw that one coming.
Robin Van Zegelaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy Spence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spence misses with a head kick.
Van Zegelaar flicks out a counter leg kick but Spence steps away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Spence!
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energy
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hype
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