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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Niklaus Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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178 lbs
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Great elbows
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niklaus Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan slips a jab from Michaels.
Michaels throws a push kick but Chan slaps the foot to one side.
Chan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michaels lands with a nice body punch.
Chan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niklaus Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan lands a head kick that bluckles Michaels and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Chan no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan misses with a low kick as Michaels jumps back.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michaels lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Chan.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michaels lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chan tries to move into range but Michaels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a body shot.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Michaels throws a body kick that misses.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michaels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Chan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Chan gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the ropes.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan walks into a stiff left hand from Michaels.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan tries to break free but Michaels pushes him back against the ropes.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to push Chan away but Chan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michaels's face.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan drives through and clinches with Michaels against the ropes.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Paul Chan should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chan forces Michaels back against the ropes and clinches.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Michaels.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Chan tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Chan landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan breaks the clinch.
Paul Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Michaels lands with a kick to the temple. Chan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Niklaus Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michaels. Michaels obviously looking to wear him down.
Chan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
and Chan counters with a big head kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chan avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Chan misses with the body kick
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Chan pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands an overhand right.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Chan.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chan lands a front kick.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Chan looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan drops his hands momentarily and Michaels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Michaels. That one must have hurt.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Chan pushes Michaels away with a front kick.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan feints a jab promting Michaels to slip. Chan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Michaels slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Michaels wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niklaus Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Michaels swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Michaels throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan avoids a kick to the body.
Chan throws a wild body kick that Michaels sees coming a mile off.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Michaels tries to land a body kick
and Chan counters with a big head kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Chan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chan counters with a head kick. That will keep Michaels thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Chan keeps it at a distance.
Chan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Chan counters with a body kick.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan moves out of range as Michaels strikes.
Chan avoids the body shot from Michaels.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Chan.
Well Chan 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Chan!
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