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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Eurburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cody (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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218 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cuts easily
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Eurburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cody!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eurburn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cody gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cody wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eurburn has him pressed against the ropes.
Cody blocks an elbow strike.
Cody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eurburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eurburn throws a chopping leg kick but Cody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eurburn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eurburn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cody.
Cody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Eurburn.
Eurburn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Eurburn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cody's face.
It looks like Dan Cody has been cut.
Cody manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cody clinches.
Eurburn avoids a wild elbow strike from Cody.
Eurburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eurburn tries to clinch but Cody moves out of range.
Eurburn tries to clinch but Cody moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody throws a right hand that Eurburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Eurburn also avoids with ease.
Cody on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eurburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eurburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cody takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eurburn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eurburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eurburn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eurburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cody's hands.
Cody throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eurburn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cody's calf.
Eurburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cody has closed the distance and engaged Eurburn in a clinch.
Cody misses with an elbow over the top.
Cody has Eurburn pressed against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cody looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn throws a head kick that misses.
Eurburn throws a nice looking combination but Cody bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eurburn is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cody.
Eurburn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eurburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cody.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eurburn gets tackled into the ropes by Cody. Cody maintains the clinch.
Eurburn looking to slow down the pace here.
Cody breaks the clinch.
Cody tries to clinch but Eurburn moves out of range.
Cody misses with a straight right.
Cody lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Eurburn misses its intended target.
Eurburn ducks under a wild hook from Cody.
Eurburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cody.
Cody throws a series of punches but Eurburn avoids them all with ease.
Cody blocks a head kick by Eurburn.
Cody throws a series of punches but Eurburn avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cody.
Cody closes the distance and clinches.
Eurburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cody.
Cody stalls.
Cody pushes off an throws an elbow but Eurburn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cody scores with a one two! Eurburn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cody steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Eurburn. That one must have hurt.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Cody throws a shot from downtown. Eurburn moves away and avoids it.
Cody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eurburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cody.
A punch lands to the side of Eurburn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Cody scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody pushes Eurburn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cody blocks a low kick nicely.
Cody clinches up with Eurburn and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Cody has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cody looking to slow down the pace here.
Cody dodges an elbow strike from Eurburn.
Eurburn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eurburn moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Cody clinches up against the ropes.
Eurburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cody is defending well for now.
Eurburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eurburn misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eurburn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eurburn misses with a head kick.
Eurburn throws a body kick that misses.
Eurburn throws a body kick that misses.
Cody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eurburn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eurburn being controlled against the ropes.
Cody scores a nice knee to the body.
Cody leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Cody.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eurburn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the head but Cody blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cody breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody gets a clinch.
Eurburn is trying to push Cody away but Cody has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Eurburn tries a body shot but Cody blocks it.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cody rushes Eurburn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cody. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Eurburn throws an elbow but it misses.
Dan Cody seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cody tries to break the clinch but Eurburn is controlling the position.
Cody works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cody putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eurburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cody breaks from the clinch.
Cody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cody blocks a body shot from Eurburn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eurburn up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cody has closed the distance and engaged Eurburn in a clinch.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cody avoids it.
Cody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cody throws a right hand that Eurburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Eurburn also avoids with ease.
Cody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eurburn.
Eurburn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eurburn moves in looking to clinch but Cody pushes him off.
Cody misses with a few strikes there.
Cody moves into the clinch.
Cody dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Eurburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn connects with a high kick.
Bruce Eurburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eurburn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eurburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cody circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody looks to land a left hand but Eurburn moved out of range nicely.
Cody might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eurburn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eurburn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eurburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cody is defending well for now.
Eurburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cody is defending well for now.
Eurburn tries to throw a body punch but Cody avoids it by throwing Eurburn back against the ropes.
Eurburn throws an elbow that misses.
Eurburn is trying to push Cody away but Cody has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Eurburn trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody wants to break free but Eurburn has control.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the head but Cody blocks with his arms.
Eurburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Eurburn pushes off an throws an elbow but Cody leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cody breaks from the clinch.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cody clinches with his opponent.
Cody working hard to break the clinch.
Eurburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cody blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody managing to block the knees to the body from Eurburn.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cody breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eurburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cody.
Cody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eurburn.
Eurburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cody keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody tries to clinch there but Eurburn circles away.
Cody checks a leg kick.
A jab from Cody does it's job there.
Cody throws a good cross that connects.
Cody lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Bruce Eurburn has been cut.
Cody works the jab nicely.
Eurburn tries to clinch there but Cody circles away.
Eurburn lands with a kick to the temple. Cody shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dan Cody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cody lands a jab to the head.
Eurburn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cody.
Eurburn takes the fight into the clinch.
Eurburn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cody's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cody obliges.
Eurburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cody gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Cody.
Cody manages to break the clinch.
Cody moves out of range of the body kick from Eurburn.
Cody has closed the distance and engaged Eurburn in a clinch.
Cody just leaning against Eurburn, taking a breather.
Eurburn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn trying to control the position but instead, Cody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eurburn into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eurburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eurburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cody.
Eurburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cody manages to break the clinch.
Cody pushes Eurburn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eurburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cody avoids it.
Eurburn trying to land knees to the body.
Cody managing to block the knees to the body from Eurburn.
Cody stalls.
Eurburn misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cody.
Cody manages to break the clinch.
Cody cracks Eurburn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cody cracks Eurburn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cody throws a big shot that misses.
Eurburn thows a body shot but no joy.
Cody tries to bum rush Eurburn with a series of wild strikes but Eurburn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eurburn moves out of range of the strikes.
Eurburn tries to clinch up.
A big left from Cody misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cody.
Cody blocks a head kick by Eurburn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eurburn tries to keep at a distance but Cody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eurburn tries to clinch up but Cody circles away and keeps his distance.
Cody looks to land a combination. Eurburn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cody misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eurburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce Eurburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eurburn takes one to the side of the head.
Eurburn misses with a kick to the body.
Cody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eurburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cody manages to break the clinch.
Eurburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cody misses with an uppercut.
Cody has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eurburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cody blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody trying to stall but Eurburn improves his position.
Eurburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cody pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Cody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Cody.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Cody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cody 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 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Cody!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Cody thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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