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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grant Haselwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haselwood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to How do you like me now. Dave Edwards has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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230 lbs
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209 cm
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285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Counter striker
Cuts easily
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Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Haselwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haselwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Haselwood.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Haselwood keeps it at a distance.
Haselwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edwards.
Edwards has Haselwood pressed against the ropes.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Haselwood's ribcage.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.
Haselwood wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Haselwood blocks it.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to clinch but Haselwood is having none of it.
Edwards forces Haselwood back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Edwards keeps control of Haselwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haselwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Edwards taking a breather.
Edwards has Haselwood pressed against the ropes, preventing Haselwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haselwood trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haselwood into the ropes.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Haselwood counters with a left and a right that stings Edwards.
Haselwood misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
A leg kick checked by Haselwood.
Haselwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haselwood connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haselwood needs to keep his hands up - Edwards had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Grant Haselwood has been cut.
Haselwood misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Haselwood is just out of range.
Edwards misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Haselwood back into the ropes.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haselwood throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Haselwood blocks an elbow strike from Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stalls.
Haselwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edwards keeps control of Haselwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haselwood misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haselwood misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards throws a head kick but Haselwood moves out of range.
Haselwood moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Haselwood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Haselwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haselwood avoids it.
Haselwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Haselwood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Edwards's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haselwood misses with an uppercut.
Haselwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haselwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Haselwood is avoiding it.
Haselwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Haselwood against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Haselwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haselwood is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Edwards is struggling to control the position.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haselwood.
Haselwood misses with a body shot.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Haselwood in a clinch.
Edwards is pushing Haselwood up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haselwood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Edwards's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haselwood misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Haselwood misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Haselwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards is looking to clinch but Haselwood is avoiding it.
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.
Grant Haselwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edwards tries to clinch but Haselwood is having none of it.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Haselwood moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haselwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haselwood is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haselwood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haselwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Haselwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Edwards wants to clinch
and Haselwood counters with a nice body shot.
Haselwood misses with a head kick.
Haselwood scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Haselwood both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dave Edwards has been cut.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Haselwood swinging wildly here.
Haselwood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Haselwood throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Haselwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards presses Haselwood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Haselwood and drops face first to the floor! Edwards's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Edwards in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Grant Haselwood!
A victorious Grant Haselwood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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