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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the ring accompanied by Frightened Rabbit - Modern Leper. 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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289 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a body punch but Thadani moves out of range.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thadani counters with a head kick.
Thadani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Thadani throws a nice head kick!
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Danny Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thadani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Thadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Thadani checks it.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thadani is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller thows a body kick. Thadani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miller throws a hook but Thadani avoids it easily.
Miller moves out of range as Thadani strikes.
Thadani has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thadani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller lands a jab to Thadani's midsection.
Miller lands the left hand.
It looks like Tom Thadani has been cut.
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!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thadani's sensitive parts.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Thadani saw that one coming.
Thadani moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thadani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Thadani counters with a nice kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Thadani.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thadani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thadani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thadani.
Thadani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Thadani keeps the fight on the outside.
Thadani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick
enabling Thadani to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller has Thadani up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Thadani blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Thadani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Thadani avoids the damage to the body.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thadani crunches a lovely knee into Miller's ribcage.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Thadani.
Thadani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thadani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Thadani's head.
Miller tries to break free but Thadani pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thadani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thadani trying to land 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!
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thadani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Thadani.
Thadani is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller throws a right hand that Thadani ducks under and follows up with a left that Thadani also avoids with ease.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thadani manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Thadani throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Thadani's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thadani blocks a leg kick.
Thadani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Thadani checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thadani blocks a jab.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller throws a jab when Thadani was well out of range.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thadani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Thadani avoids a kick to the body.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Thadani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Thadani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a body punch but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani tries a head kick but it misses.
Danny Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a low kick as Thadani jumps back.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Thadani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller pushes Thadani up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thadani's efforts to push away.
Thadani breaks the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thadani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thadani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thadani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Thadani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Thadani moved away.
Miller motions for Thadani to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a combination. Thadani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thadani throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller tries to land a body kick
and Thadani counters with a solid body kick.
Miller is looking to wear down Thadani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thadani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thadani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thadani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thadani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thadani tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thadani is able to avoid easily.
Thadani lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Thadani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thadani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Thadani pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thadani misses with a body kick.
Thadani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thadani misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Thadani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Thadani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thadani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thadani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller throws a head kick but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Thadani lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Thadani.
Thadani lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thadani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thadani throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani lands a nice looking body kick.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Thadani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thadani connects with a body shot.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller 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.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Thadani counters with a good, hard body kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thadani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thadani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thadani counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thadani.
Thadani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller is rocked!
Thadani plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Miller's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Miller, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Thadani!
Tom Thadani got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Danny Miller had this to say: 'Maybe it's time I gave this nonsense up!'.
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