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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ichabod Crane was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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206 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hranghleia Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Animai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Animai wants to clinch.
Crane clinches with his opponent.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crane.
Crane darts in and clinches Animai up against the ropes.
Animai scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai pushes off an throws an elbow but Crane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Animai blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Animai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Crane lands a damaging elbow.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Animai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Animai tries to clinch there but Crane circles away.
Crane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Animai.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane looks winded!
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Animai is blocking nicely.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Animai wants to clinch
and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Animai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crane's brow.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters with a body kick.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Crane moves into the clinch.
Animai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Animai throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane throws a right and a left that Animai avoids nicely.
Animai blocks a head kick by Crane.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Animai moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crane.
Animai misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane rushes Animai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Animai.
Animai takes an elbow to the temple.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane has Animai up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai tries a knee to the head but Crane blocks it.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Animai.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Animai blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Animai obliges.
Animai landing knees to the head.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Animai avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai misses with a knee strike.
Crane dodges an elbow strike from Animai.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Animai.
Animai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Crane avoiding damage as Animai throws knees to the body.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Animai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crane.
Animai moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Animai shrugs off.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Animai avoids it.
Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Animai walks into a jab.
Crane clinches up with Animai and pushes him back against the ropes.
Animai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crane is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane trying to control the position but instead, Animai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crane into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crane.
Animai misses with a knee strike.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane gets a clinch.
Crane stalling in the clinch.
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Animai trying to land knees to the body.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crane drives through and clinches with Animai against the ropes.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Animai throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Animai wants to clinch
and Crane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands an elbow just above Animai 's eye.
Crane avoids the elbow strike from Animai, against the ropes.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Animai.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Animai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Animai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Crane blocks with his arms.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Animai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crane is trying to maintain a safe position but Animai gets an underhook and turns Crane into the ropes.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crane.
Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Animai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Animai moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane moves into the clinch.
Animai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Animai throws an elbow that misses.
Crane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's time! Animai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Animai tries to clinch there but Crane circles away.
Crane cracks the inside of Animai's front leg.
Crane clinches with his opponent.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Animai.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.
Crane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Animai closes the distance but Crane moves to the side
and Crane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Animai moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai tries to clinch there but Crane circles away.
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Animai wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane forces Animai back against the ropes and clinches.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crane closes the distance and pushes Animai back into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crane obliges.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane lands with a nice combination. Animai backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Animai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Animai wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Animai blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Crane shrugs off.
Animai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Animai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Animai is blocking nicely.
Animai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crane lands a good knee to the midsection. Animai won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Animai.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Animai closes the distance but Crane moves to the side
and Crane counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to control Animai's arms but Animai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crane has his back to the ropes.
Animai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crane.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane lands a jab to the head.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane lands a head kick!
Animai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane drives through and clinches with Animai against the ropes.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.
Animai trying to land knees to the body.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Animai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crane can pounce on him.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Animai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hranghleia Animai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
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