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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's entrance music is Miracle - We Ain't Scared. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 cm
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202 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Green! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tantor throws a body kick that misses. Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Tantor. Tantor throws out a powerful jab. Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Tantor's front leg but catches the back leg as Tantor tries to avoid it. Tantor throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off. The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head. Green misses with a body shot.
Tantor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor throws a quick inside leg kick. Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tantor throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Tantor is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks. Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range. Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Green misses with a looping right. Both fighters circling a little - Tantor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tantor fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body. Green throws a head kick but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Green looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Green throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range. Tantor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye. Tantor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Green needs to keep his hands up - Tantor had a free shot at his head there. Green on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Green on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Green throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily. Tantor tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it. Green is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tantor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Tantor connects with the punch. Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot. Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range. Green lands a front kick. Tantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Green finds it's way round the side to connect with Tantor's head. Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor checks a low kick from Green. Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center. A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Green wants to clinch up but Tantor keeps it at a distance. Danny Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tantor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Tantor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Tantor avoids the body shot from Green.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it. Tantor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Tantor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tantor thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tantor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the ropes. Tantor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Tantor thows a leg kick but Green checks it and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Tantor 's knee. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Green fails in his attempt to clinch. Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tantor moves out of range as Green strikes. Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Green closes the distance looking to clinch and Tantor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green is looking to clinch. A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick. Tantor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Tantor 's knee. Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range. Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tantor scores with a nice strike. Green looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range. Green has Tantor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice left hand lands by Tantor.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses. Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Green misses the shot to the body. Tantor thows a body shot but no joy. Green swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tantor - that will leave a mark!
Green tried to score with a low kick but Tantor checks it. A slow jab from Green misses its intended target. Tantor swings away with a leg kick that misses. Tantor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor cracks Green with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it. Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tantor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green tries to clinch up but Tantor circles away and keeps his distance. Tantor keeps the fight on the outside. Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tantor blocks a jab. Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away. Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Green. Green misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tantor throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range. Tantor sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tantor checks a leg kick. Nice body kick there by Tantor. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Green misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tantor throws a head kick that misses letting Green counter with a right hand. Green throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Tantor checks the leg kick. Tantor thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Tantor throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tantor. Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away. Tantor tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Green fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green. Green moves out of range of the leg kick from Tantor. Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot. Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the ropes and back into range. Green lands a jab to the head.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Tantor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts. Green darts in trying to clinch and Tantor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Green takes one on the button. Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor. Tantor cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Green is rocked! Almu Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Green shrugs it off though. Tantor lands a jab. Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it. Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Tantor is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks. Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Green drops his guard momentarily, allowing Tantor to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Green! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Tantor takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Almu Tantor! A victorious Almu Tantor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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