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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Ambrozio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Van Der Edd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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265 lbs
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247 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ambrozio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Van Der Edd!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Der Edd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ambrozio - the referee stops the clock and Van Der Edd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ambrozio. Van Der Edd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Der Edd moves to clinch but Ambrozio breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ambrozio moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Edd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Edd missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Edd is looking to break free of the clinch but Ambrozio has double underhooks.
Van Der Edd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Der Edd trying to control the position but instead, Ambrozio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Edd into the ropes.
Van Der Edd is looking to break free of the clinch but Ambrozio has double underhooks.
Ambrozio dodges an elbow strike from Van Der Edd.
Van Der Edd is trying to break free.
Ambrozio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Edd gets tackled into the ropes by Ambrozio. Ambrozio maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambrozio manages to break the clinch.
Ambrozio keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Edd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ambrozio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Edd clinches up against the ropes.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Edd moves to clinch but Ambrozio breaks away
and Ambrozio counters with a body kick that stops Van Der Edd in his tracks momentarily.
Ambrozio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Der Edd looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Edd tries to keep at a distance but Ambrozio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Der Edd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ambrozio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Der Edd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ambrozio.
Van Der Edd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambrozio is defending well for now.
Van Der Edd throws a head punch that misses.
Ambrozio manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but Ambrozio moves away
and Ambrozio counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Der Edd shrugs it off.
Ambrozio instigates a clinch.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambrozio catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Van Der Edd stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Van Der Edd walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
It looks like Edwin Van Der Edd has been cut.
Joe Ambrozio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ambrozio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Edd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Edd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ambrozio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambrozio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ambrozio moves into the clinch.
Ambrozio manages to break the clinch.
Ambrozio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Der Edd. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ambrozio.
Ambrozio lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Der Edd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ambrozio tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrozio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ambrozio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ambrozio misses with a head kick.
Van Der Edd blocks a head kick by Ambrozio.
Ambrozio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ambrozio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambrozio rushes Van Der Edd and presses him up against the ropes.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch but Ambrozio slips to the side
and Ambrozio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ambrozio tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch but Ambrozio slips to the side
and Ambrozio counters with a straight right hand.
Ambrozio scores with a head kick. Van Der Edd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Der Edd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ambrozio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch.
Van Der Edd blocks a head kick by Ambrozio.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Edd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Edd has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ambrozio.
Van Der Edd is looking to clinch but Ambrozio is avoiding it.
Van Der Edd is looking to clinch but Ambrozio is avoiding it.
Van Der Edd dodges the punch combination from Ambrozio.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but Ambrozio is having none of it.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but Ambrozio moves away
and Ambrozio counters by moving into the clinch.
Ambrozio stalling the fight.
Ambrozio managing to block the knees to the body from Van Der Edd.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ambrozio is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Edd has double underhooks.
Van Der Edd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Edd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Edd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambrozio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ambrozio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Edd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ambrozio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Edd tries to land a front kick but Ambrozio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ambrozio gets tackled into the ropes by Van Der Edd. Van Der Edd maintains the clinch.
Ambrozio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Van Der Edd.
Van Der Edd wants to break free but Ambrozio has control.
Ambrozio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch
and Ambrozio counters by moving into the clinch.
Ambrozio is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Edd is controlling him.
Van Der Edd missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Edd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Der Edd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ambrozio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but Ambrozio is having none of it.
Ambrozio keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Edd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Edd misses with a head kick.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch up but Ambrozio keeps it at a distance.
Ambrozio misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Edd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ambrozio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ambrozio.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch
and Ambrozio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrozio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Der Edd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ambrozio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Edd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Edd darts in trying to clinch
and Ambrozio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwin Van Der Edd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambrozio swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Edd.
Van Der Edd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch.
Van Der Edd moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ambrozio misses with a knee to the head.
Van Der Edd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ambrozio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Van Der Edd's cut.
That's time! Ambrozio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch up but Ambrozio keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Edd darts in trying to clinch
and Ambrozio counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Van Der Edd goes down! Will Van Der Edd beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Edd moves to clinch but Ambrozio breaks away
letting Ambrozio counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Edwin Van Der Edd's cut even more.
Van Der Edd dodges the punch combination from Ambrozio.
Sloppy strikes from Ambrozio. Those never looked like landing.
Ambrozio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Edd wants to clinch up but Ambrozio keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Edd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Edd tries a head kick but it misses.
Ambrozio has managed to clinch.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch.
Ambrozio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Edd can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Edd moves to clinch but Ambrozio breaks away
and Ambrozio counters with a good low kick that Van Der Edd was not able to check.
Van Der Edd is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Ambrozio.
Van Der Edd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ambrozio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Der Edd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Der Edd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambrozio throws out a head kick that Van Der Edd doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Van Der Edd crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Van Der Edd's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Van Der Edd is rocked!
Ambrozio connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Der Edd is still on wobbly legs! Can Ambrozio finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Ambrozio!
Van Der Edd avoids a kick to the body.
Van Der Edd looks to clinch
and Ambrozio counters by clinching up.
Van Der Edd seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambrozio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambrozio staggers Van Der Edd with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Van Der Edd looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Ambrozio is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Ambrozio!
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