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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Supi Sealea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Supi Sealea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea avoids a wild elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Sealea - that landed with a thud.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealea's defenses.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Sealea.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
Sealea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sealea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea throws a low kick, looking for Hopkins's leg but Hopkins calmly moves out of range.
Sealea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea stalls.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea takes the fight into the clinch.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Sealea pushes him off.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Bernard Hopkins has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Sealea circles away.
Sealea has managed to clinch.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Sealea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sealea clinches up against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins dodges an elbow strike from Sealea.
Sealea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Sealea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sealea breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins wants to clinch but Sealea slips to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sealea manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sealea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sealea missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea taking a breather.
Hopkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sealea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sealea throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea lands a shot to the body.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch up
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bernard Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
letting Sealea counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins tries to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Hopkins tries to clinch up
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Hopkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
It looks like Supi Sealea has been cut.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
Sealea lands a left hand.
Come on Sealea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to clinch
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sealea closes the distance and clinches.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Sealea content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sealea throws a head kick that misses.
Sealea looks to land a combination. Hopkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hopkins tries to clinch there but Sealea circles away.
Sealea lands a body shot.
Sealea instigates a clinch.
Sealea lands an elbow just above Hopkins 's eye.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Sealea breaks away
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sealea's brow.
Hopkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Sealea looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sealea darts in and clinches Hopkins up against the ropes.
Supi Sealea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sealea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Sealea breaks from the clinch.
Sealea throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Bernard Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea blocks the elbow strike.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sealea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by clinching up.
Sealea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sealea avoids the elbow strike from Hopkins, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Sealea.
Sealea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Sealea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins moves to clinch but Sealea breaks away
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sealea's defenses.
Sealea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Sealea.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sealea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sealea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea is having none of it.
Sealea has closed the distance and engaged Hopkins in a clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supi Sealea is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Sealea circles away.
Sealea scores with a head kick.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sealea moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sealea is stalling here.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sealea counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
That has opened up Bernard Hopkins's cut even more.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Sealea.
A combination from Sealea does no damage.
Sealea moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
A body shot lands from Sealea.
Sealea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sealea counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supi Sealea had his way with Bernard Hopkins in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sealea moves into the clinch successfully.
Bernard Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Sealea leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Sealea with a series of wild strikes but Sealea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sealea throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Hopkins wants to clinch
and Sealea moves into the clinch.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sealea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sealea breaks the clinch.
Sealea throws a head kick but Hopkins moves out of range.
Sealea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sealea stalling against the ropes.
Hopkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sealea throws an elbow but it misses.
Sealea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins darts in trying to clinch
and Sealea counters with a two punch combo.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Sealea moves out of range.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sealea manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopkins as Sealea tries to tie him up.
Sealea leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hopkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Sealea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Sealea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sealea dodges an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sealea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins closes the distance but Sealea moves to the side
and Sealea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sealea.
Sealea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sealea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Supi Sealea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sealea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Supi Sealea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sealea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Supi Sealea!
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