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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Eckstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygma comes to the ring accompanied by Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood. Edward Nygma has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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223 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Eckstein!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eckstein connects with a nice looking jab.
Nygma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eckstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eckstein throws a lazy body kick
and Nygma counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eckstein.
Nygma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eckstein staying out of range there.
Nygma misses with a kick to the body.
Eckstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eckstein ducks under a wild hook from Nygma.
Eckstein lands a lovely overhand right.
Nygma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eckstein cracks Nygma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nygma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eckstein has time to react.
Eckstein misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nygma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eckstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nygma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eckstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nygma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eckstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein misses with a left hand
and Nygma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygma moves away.
Nygma scores with a hook.
Eckstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eckstein.
Jason Eckstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eckstein instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Eckstein scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nygma fails to land.
Eckstein is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygma is defending well for now.
Nygma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nygma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eckstein misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygma managing to block the knees to the body from Eckstein.
Eckstein blocks an uppercut.
Eckstein breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eckstein throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eckstein has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Nygma.
Nygma lands a left hand.
Eckstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nygma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nygma lands a right hand.
Nygma avoiding damage as Eckstein throws knees to the body.
Nygma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygma.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
Nygma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nygma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eckstein.
Nygma tried to score with a low kick but Eckstein checks it.
Eckstein needs to keep his hands up - Nygma had a free shot at his head there.
Nygma misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nygma throws a front kick aimed at Eckstein's knee but Eckstein avoids it well.
Nygma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eckstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eckstein blocks a head kick by Nygma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Nygma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eckstein is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eckstein feints and then cracks Nygma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nygma down.
Nygma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nygma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nygma cracks a nice hook into Eckstein's ribs.
Nygma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eckstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nygma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eckstein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nygma.
Nygma avoids the body shot from Eckstein.
Nygma misses with a leg kick
and Eckstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eckstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nygma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eckstein.
Eckstein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nygma with a body shot.
Eckstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nygma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eckstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nygma changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Nygma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eckstein throws a lazy body kick
and Nygma makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Eckstein really felt that one!
Eckstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nygma.
A nice side step and Eckstein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nygma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eckstein moves out of range of the body kick from Nygma.
Eckstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nygma moves out of range as Eckstein throws a body kick.
Nygma cracks Eckstein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eckstein just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Nygma misses
and Eckstein counters with a low kick, right behind Nygma 's knee.
Eckstein staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eckstein.
Nygma clobbers Eckstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nygma punishes Eckstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Nygma throws a front kick that sends Eckstein stumbling back into the ropes.
Eckstein lands an overhand right.
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!
Eckstein throws a wild body kick that Nygma sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Nygma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nygma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eckstein. Eckstein obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nygma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nygma looks to land a body kick but Eckstein moved away.
Nygma throws an overhand right that lands on Eckstein's shoulder, as Eckstein tries to avoid the shot.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
Nygma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eckstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nygma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eckstein. That's going to slow Nygma down.
Nygma takes a swing at Eckstein's ribcage but misses.
Eckstein tries to clinch up.
Nygma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Eckstein tries to clinch there but Nygma circles away.
Eckstein tries to clinch up but Nygma circles away and keeps his distance.
Nygma throws a jab when Eckstein was well out of range.
Nygma moves out of range as Eckstein throws a body kick.
A big left from Eckstein misses.
Nygma wants to slow Eckstein down by chopping away at his legs.
Nygma throws a jab but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Eckstein moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nygma takes one to the side of the head.
Eckstein wants to clinch but Nygma slips to the side
and Nygma counters with a nice uppercut.
Eckstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eckstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Eckstein rushes Nygma and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nygma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eckstein tries to throw a body punch but Nygma avoids it by throwing Eckstein back against the ropes.
Nygma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nygma slips a straight right by Eckstein.
Nygma throws a hook but Eckstein avoids it easily.
Eckstein misses with a looping left.
Eckstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nygma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eckstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nygma's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eckstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Nygma.
Nygma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eckstein throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma slips a straight right by Eckstein.
Nygma misses with an uppercut.
Eckstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eckstein blocks a jab.
Eckstein scores with a body shot.
Eckstein misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nygma.
Nygma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eckstein is out of range.
Eckstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nygma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eckstein.
Eckstein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nygma is out of range.
Eckstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eckstein scores with a decent looking hook.
Nygma misses with a right hand
letting Eckstein counter with a right hand.
Eckstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nygma.
Eckstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Eckstein blocks the leg kick.
Eckstein throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nygma counters with a stiff right hand.
Eckstein checks a leg kick.
Nygma lands a leg kick that knocks Eckstein off balance momentarily.
Nygma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eckstein misses with a few strikes there.
Nygma swings for the body but Eckstein moves out of range.
Eckstein misses with a body kick.
Eckstein throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nygma throws a body shot but no joy.
Nygma misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nygma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nygma is looking to counter punch.
Nygma ducks under a wild hook from Eckstein.
Eckstein throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Eckstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edward Nygma did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eckstein defending well as Nygma loads up on a big left hand.
Eckstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nygma lands a nice hook to Eckstein's body. Eckstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nygma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nygma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eckstein in his tracks.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Eckstein checks it.
Nygma misses with a hook
and Eckstein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nygma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eckstein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nygma misses with a lunging right hand
and Eckstein counters with an outside leg kick.
Nygma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eckstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nygma.
Eckstein lands a jab to the head.
Eckstein clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Eckstein.
Nygma has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Nygma breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Eckstein.
Nygma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Eckstein misses.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein misses with a hook. Nygma ducked under it nicely.
Nygma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eckstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eckstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
A clash of legs there as Nygma blocks the low kick.
Edward Nygma is winning the standup battle so far.
Eckstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eckstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygma moves away.
Eckstein thows a body kick. Nygma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eckstein avoids the head kick by Nygma.
Eckstein throws a front kick aimed at Nygma's knee but Nygma avoids it well.
Nice cross by Eckstein.
Nygma blocks a leg kick.
Eckstein cracks a nice hook into Nygma's ribs.
Eckstein missing with a left hand there. Nygma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eckstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eckstein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eckstein thuds a left hand into Nygma's body.
Nygma misses with a straight left.
Eckstein throws a leg kick
and Nygma counters with a thumping low kick.
Nygma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eckstein.
Nygma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Nygma there.
Eckstein connects with a leg kick. Nygma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nygma tries a low kick but Eckstein avoids it.
Nygma moves out of range as Eckstein strikes.
Nygma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nygma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Nygma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Eckstein dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Eckstein checks a leg kick.
Eckstein cracks the inside of Nygma's front leg.
Eckstein defending well as Nygma loads up on a big left hand.
Eckstein avoids the body shot from Nygma.
Nygma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Eckstein misses the target.
Eckstein defending well as Nygma loads up on a big left hand.
Eckstein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eckstein throws a chopping leg kick but Nygma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eckstein throws a hook but Nygma blocks it.
Eckstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Eckstein as he connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eckstein, right into the meat.
Eckstein throws a leg kick
and Nygma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eckstein's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eckstein wants to clinch up but Nygma keeps it at a distance.
Eckstein delivers a nice body kick.
Eckstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nygma, pushing him back against the ropes.
Eckstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eckstein trying to stall but Nygma improves his position.
Jason Eckstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nygma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eckstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nygma's defenses.
Eckstein lands with a right to the head.
Eckstein stalling the fight.
Eckstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Eckstein - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygma.
Nygma has a couple of punches blocked by Eckstein.
Nygma throws a punch but it's blocked by Eckstein.
Nygma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eckstein misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eckstein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nygma is rocked!
Eckstein looking to stall.
Oh Nygma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eckstein keeps control of Nygma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eckstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nygma seems to have got his legs back now.
Nygma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eckstein lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Eckstein wants to stall.
Eckstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eckstein lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Eckstein.
Nygma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nygma on the inside.
Nygma tries to throw a body punch but Eckstein avoids it by throwing Nygma back against the ropes.
Edward Nygma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jason Eckstein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eckstein connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Eckstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nygma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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