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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Macready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg comes to the ring accompanied by BMTH - Alligator Blood. Macready comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born to be Wild kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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183 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
World class MT
Very quick
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damon Macready!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macready instigates a clinch.
Macready pushes off an throws an elbow but Kaczjarg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kaczjarg misses with a punch to the body.
Macready throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Macready lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
Kaczjarg tries a knee to the head but Macready blocks it.
I was talking to Kaczjarg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaczjarg working aggressively here.
Macready swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaczjarg pushes Macready back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg looking to stall.
Kaczjarg effectively controlling the action here.
Macready taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg throws a punch but it's blocked by Macready.
Kaczjarg letting Macready take a breather here.
Macready gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg has a couple of punches blocked by Macready.
Kaczjarg lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaczjarg.
Macready looks winded!
Macready pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Macready breaks from the clinch.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch.
Macready's coach down at Killer Kittens was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Macready's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Macready takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaczjarg scores with a nice right hand.
Kaczjarg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Macready pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg throws a series of strikes that have Macready backpedaling.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macready.
A combination from Macready does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macready's hands.
Kaczjarg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macready was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaczjarg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaczjarg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macready moves away.
Kaczjarg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macready doesn't seem bothered though.
Macready takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaczjarg misses the jab.
Macready scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaczjarg doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Kaczjarg there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kaczjarg lands a glancing blow to the side of Macready's head.
Kaczjarg staying out of range there.
Macready takes one on the button.
Adrian Kaczjarg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Macready chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaczjarg can pounce on him.
Macready is looking to clinch but Kaczjarg is avoiding it.
Macready clinches up with Kaczjarg and pushes him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Macready.
Macready working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macready lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macready leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Macready is keeping busy.
Macready tries to work over Kaczjarg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macready looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Macready has a couple of punches blocked by Kaczjarg.
Macready displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kaczjarg up against the ropes.
Macready misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaczjarg working aggressively here.
Macready lands a left hand.
Macready struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaczjarg controls his hands.
Kaczjarg wants to stall.
Macready is stalling here.
Macready doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macready makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaczjarg lands a hook that snaps the head of Macready backwards.
Macready lands an elbow just above Kaczjarg 's eye.
It looks like Adrian Kaczjarg has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macready or not.
Kaczjarg lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaczjarg'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.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Macready stalling against the ropes.
Kaczjarg prevents a body shot from Macready.
Macready doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Macready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaczjarg breaks from the clinch.
Adrian Kaczjarg is winning the standup battle so far.
Macready on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macready throws a big shot that misses.
Macready looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damon Macready will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrian Kaczjarg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kaczjarg connects with a leg kick. Macready looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Macready throws a leg kick but Kaczjarg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Macready throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaczjarg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macready is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaczjarg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaczjarg, right into the meat.
Kaczjarg throws a body punch but Macready moves out of range.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Macready manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczjarg just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg misses with a lunging right hand
and Macready counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg misses with a hook. Macready ducked under it nicely.
Kaczjarg throws a head kick that misses.
Macready misses with a kick to the body.
Kaczjarg works over Macready's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg slips a jab from Macready.
Macready misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaczjarg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Macready with a nice cross.
Kaczjarg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaczjarg looks to land a combination but Macready avoids it well.
Macready swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaczjarg.
Macready lands with a good body shot.
Kaczjarg doesn't manage to clinch there - Macready circles away.
Kaczjarg defending well as Macready loads up on a big left hand.
Macready ducks under a wild hook from Kaczjarg.
It seemed like Macready was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaczjarg throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaczjarg throws a jab but it's blocked by Macready.
Kaczjarg scores with a leg kick.
Kaczjarg moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macready.
Kaczjarg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macready avoids it.
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!
Kaczjarg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaczjarg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Macready scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaczjarg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macready.
Kaczjarg avoids the elbow strike from Macready, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Macready just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaczjarg's brow.
Kaczjarg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macready's elbow.
Macready misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaczjarg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Kaczjarg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Macready.
Macready misses with an uppercut. Kaczjarg saw that one coming.
Macready swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaczjarg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaczjarg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaczjarg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macready was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaczjarg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczjarg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macready doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaczjarg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaczjarg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch but Macready is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macready looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaczjarg is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaczjarg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macready manages to avoid it.
Kaczjarg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macready can do to turn this around?
Macready just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macready sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macready tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Kaczjarg finds it's way through Macready's defenses.
Macready takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch up but Macready circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Macready misses.
Macready moves forwards but Kaczjarg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kaczjarg finds it's way through Macready's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macready appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kaczjarg.
Macready rushes Kaczjarg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kaczjarg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Macready's brow.
Macready lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Macready'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.
Kaczjarg misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Macready throws an elbow but misses.
Macready blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macready breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Kaczjarg had his way with Damon Macready in that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Kaczjarg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Macready takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch
and Macready counters with a three punch combo that has Kaczjarg backing up. Kaczjarg nods at Macready to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaczjarg throws an overhand right that lands on Macready's shoulder, as Macready tries to avoid the shot.
Macready tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczjarg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macready sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Kaczjarg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Macready doesn't seem phased though.
Kaczjarg lands a right hook to the body.
Kaczjarg throws out a loose jab but Macready uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macready looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Macready's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaczjarg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macready scrambles back to his feet.
Macready gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg cracks Macready with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macready moves away from the strike by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Macready paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Macready is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Macready on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
Macready throws a body punch but Kaczjarg moves out of range.
Macready throws a body shot but no joy.
Macready moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macready.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Kaczjarg to work.
Macready avoiding damage.
Macready lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Macready lands a body shot.
Macready lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaczjarg prevents a body shot from Macready.
Macready blocks an elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg blocks an elbow strike.
Macready has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaczjarg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macready has him pressed against the ropes.
Kaczjarg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaczjarg leaning against his opponent.
Macready breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaczjarg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macreadys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adrian Kaczjarg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Macready throws a leg kick but Kaczjarg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaczjarg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kaczjarg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macready has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damon Macready has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Macready pushes him off.
Macready lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Kaczjarg.
I think Kaczjarg 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Kaczjarg!
A relieved looking Adrian Kaczjarg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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