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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seweryn Wostalewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wostalewski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. FOREIGN BEGGARS & NOISIA 'CONTACT' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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206 lbs
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221 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick
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Solid chin
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seweryn Wostalewski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Wostalewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wostalewski looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane wants to clinch
and Wostalewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crane has Wostalewski up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wostalewski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wostalewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crane avoids a kick to the body.
Crane closes the distance and pushes Wostalewski back into the ropes.
Wostalewski wants to stall.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wostalewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wostalewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wostalewski lands a slapping body shot.
Crane is looking to land body kicks.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Wostalewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane blocks a head kick by Wostalewski.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Wostalewski in a clinch.
Wostalewski is trying to break free.
Wostalewski breaks from the clinch.
Wostalewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wostalewski.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to clinch
and Wostalewski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wostalewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Crane is looking to land body kicks.
Crane wants to clinch but Wostalewski slips to the side
and Wostalewski counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wostalewski connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wostalewski. Those never looked like landing.
Wostalewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane tries to clinch there but Wostalewski circles away.
Crane tries to clinch up.
A jab from Wostalewski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wostalewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane rushes Wostalewski and presses him up against the ropes.
Wostalewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Crane won't allow it.
Wostalewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wostalewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wostalewski's efforts to push away.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Crane does it's job there.
Wostalewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wostalewski.
Wostalewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wostalewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wostalewski scores with a leg kick.
Crane wants to clinch
enabling Wostalewski to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wostalewski is defending well for now.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wostalewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane tries to clinch but Wostalewski moves away
and Wostalewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crane thinking.
Wostalewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crane counters with a low kick, right behind Wostalewski 's knee.
That kick from Crane tenderised Wostalewski's leg. Wostalewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crane.
Wostalewski misses with a double jab.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane tries to clinch there but Wostalewski circles away.
Crane checks a leg kick nicely.
Wostalewski tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Wostalewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane has managed to clinch.
Wostalewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wostalewski is defending well for now.
Crane landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wostalewski connects with a crisp jab.
Wostalewski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wostalewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Wostalewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane is looking to clinch but Wostalewski is avoiding it.
Crane darts in trying to clinch
and Wostalewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crane clinches.
Wostalewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Wostalewski blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Wostalewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wostalewski misses with a few strikes there.
Wostalewski throws a leg kick which misses Crane's front leg but catches the back leg as Crane tries to avoid it.
Wostalewski misses with a series of wild punches.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Wostalewski circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Crane.
Crane moves to clinch but Wostalewski breaks away
enabling Wostalewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Wostalewski misses with a double jab
and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wostalewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wostalewski tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the ropes.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wostalewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wostalewski throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane wants to clinch.
Crane misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wostalewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wostalewski throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Wostalewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crane tries to clinch but Wostalewski moves out of range.
Wostalewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wostalewski tried to score with a low kick but Crane checks it.
Wostalewski avoids the body shot from Crane.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wostalewski lands with an overhand left.
Wostalewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crane misses with a few strikes there.
Wostalewski circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Wostalewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Crane wants to clinch up but Wostalewski keeps it at a distance.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane forces Wostalewski back against the ropes and clinches.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wostalewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crane is looking to clinch.
Wostalewski throws a right hand that misses
and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wostalewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wostalewski scores with a punch to the head.
Wostalewski cracks Crane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wostalewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Wostalewski misses.
Wostalewski throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane is looking to clinch.
Crane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski blocks a leg kick.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crane tries to clinch there but Wostalewski circles away.
Crane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wostalewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crane throws a series of punches but Wostalewski moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane is looking to clinch but Wostalewski is avoiding it.
Wostalewski takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Wostalewski misses with a kick to the body.
Crane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wostalewski.
Crane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wostalewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane defending well as Wostalewski loads up on a big left hand.
Wostalewski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Wostalewski circles away.
Wostalewski scores with a nice strike.
Crane tries a low kick but Wostalewski avoids it.
Crane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Wostalewski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Wostalewski misses.
Crane tries to clinch up but Wostalewski circles away and keeps his distance.
Crane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wostalewski lands the left hand.
Seweryn Wostalewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Wostalewski pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wostalewski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wostalewski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Wostalewski.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wostalewski misses with a body kick.
Wostalewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crane closes the distance but Wostalewski moves to the side
and Wostalewski counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichabod Crane.
Well Crane 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichabod Crane!
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