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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddington comes to the ring accompanied by Night gown - Pillow fight!. 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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199 lbs
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191 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Buddington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ozturk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Buddington takes a body punch but keeps moving. Buddington lands with a hook. Ozturk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A punch lands to the side of Ozturk 's head but he takes it in his stride. Buddington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Buddington misses with a body kick. Ozturk throws a body kick that misses. Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Buddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozturk is just out of range. Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buddington checks it well. Ozturk misses with a low kick as Buddington jumps back. Ozturk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buddingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ozturk's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ozturk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Ozturk scores with a slapping inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ozturk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ozturk scores with a spinning back kick! Ozturk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ozturk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Oliver Buddington has been cut. Buddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ozturk throws a push kick but Buddington slaps the foot to one side. Ozturk throws a hook to the side of Buddington's head but Buddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Ozturk. A thudding body kick lands there by Ozturk!
Ozturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozturk. Buddington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Nice straight punches there by Ozturk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ozturk. Ozturk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buddington will feel that in the morning. Buddington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight. Ozturk moves out of range of the body kick from Buddington.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but Buddington moved away. It looked like Buddington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ozturk moves away from the strike by Buddington. Buddington gets tackled into the ropes by Ozturk. Ozturk maintains the clinch. With the fighters up against the ropes, Buddington throws an elbow but misses. Buddington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozturks head. Buddington'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. Buddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozturk avoids it. Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
Buddington tries to work over Ozturk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Buddington struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
Buddington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Buddington tries a body shot but Ozturk blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Buddington.
Buddington is struggling to control the position. Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozturk is defending well for now. Buddington working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ozturk slips under a jab. Ozturk delivers a nice body kick. Buddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozturk throws out the jab. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ozturk. Buddington shrugs it off though. Buddington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ozturk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Buddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozturk.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup. Buddington moves out of range as Ozturk throws a body kick.
Ozturk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ozturk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buddington throws out a loose jab but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it. Ozturk misses with the combination.
Ozturk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ozturk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buddington. Buddington digs a good hook to Ozturk's body.
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! Ozturk misses with a leg kick. Buddington misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ozturk swings away with a leg kick that misses. The fight moves into the clinch position. Buddington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ozturk up against the ropes. Buddington lands an elbow that stopped Ozturk in his tracks for a moment. Buddington misses with a hook from the clinch. Buddington swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it. Ozturk managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
Ozturk blocks a body shot from Buddington. Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Buddington controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Buddington back against the ropes. Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Buddington throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozturk. Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozturk avoids it. Buddington scores with a hook to the body. Buddington is leaning against Ozturk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ozturk prevents a body shot from Buddington. Buddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Buddington avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes. Buddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Buddington will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Buddington tries to bum rush Ozturk with a series of wild strikes but Ozturk uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Buddington connects with a nice looking jab.
Buddington lands a right hook to the body.
Buddington tries to keep at a distance but Ozturk has taken the fight into the clinch. Ozturk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Buddington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ozturk presses Buddington against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ozturk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Buddington looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozturk avoids the damage to the body. Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozturk avoids the damage to the body. Buddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk breaks the clinch.
Ozturk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Buddington swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Ozturk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buddington takes a step back to recover. A looping hook to the body misses from Buddington. Ozturk does a little dance to reset his feet. Buddington throws a hook to the side of Ozturk's head but Ozturk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ozturk throws a big counter head kick but Buddington avoids it with no problem. Ozturk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ozturk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The fight moves into the clinch position. Buddington blocks a body shot from Ozturk. Buddington lands a knee to the body.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Buddington avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington working aggressively here.
Buddington tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozturk avoids the damage to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buddington. Buddington is looking to control Ozturk's arms but Ozturk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buddington has his back to the ropes. Ozturk breaks from the clinch.
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! Ozturk cracks a nice hook into Buddington's ribs. Ozturk thumps Buddington with a low kick. Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Buddington moves out of range easily. Ozturk looks to throw the jab but Buddington is out of range. Ozturk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ozturk lands a head kick. Buddington smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ozturk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozturk. Ozturk throws a head kick that misses. Ozturk scores with a kick to the midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Buddington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ozturk.
Ozturk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Buddington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ozturk throws a leg kick but Buddington sees it coming and moves out of range. Buddington ducks under a wild hook from Ozturk. Buddington tried to score with a low kick but Ozturk checks it. Ozturk darts in and clinches Buddington up against the ropes. Ozturk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ozturk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozturk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buddington's elbow. Buddington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Buddington misses with a body punch.
Ozturk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buddington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozturk is defending well for now. Buddington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk manages to break the clinch.
Buddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozturk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ozturk throws the kick towards the body but Buddington avoids it. Ozturk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buddington 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 Ozturk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ozturk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Buddington looks to land a body kick but Ozturk moved away. Ozturk dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Buddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozturk.
Buddington is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ozturk. Ozturk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buddington. Ozturk throws a low kick, looking for Buddington's leg but Buddington calmly moves out of range. Ozturk takes a swing at Buddington's ribcage but misses. Ozturk takes a swing at Buddington's ribcage but misses. Buddington seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buddington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozturk. Ozturk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buddington.
Ozturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozturk. Ozturk scores with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozturk. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Ozturk with a hook. Buddington is looking to wear down Ozturk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ozturk throws a looping overhand right but Buddington ducks down to avoid it. Buddington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ozturk throws a right hand that Buddington ducks under and follows up with a left that Buddington also avoids with ease. And Buddington counters with a quick kick to the body but Ozturk blocks it. Ozturk lands a slapping body shot.
Ozturk throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Buddington counters with a nice uppercut. Ozturk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick. Ozturk connects with a body shot. Ozturk misses with a wild body shot. Ozturk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozturk. Ozturk gets in close and instigates a clinch. Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Ozturk blocks a body shot from Buddington. Buddington takes an elbow to the temple. Ozturk avoiding damage as Buddington throws knees to the body.
Buddington is looking to control Ozturk's arms but Ozturk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Buddington has his back to the ropes. Buddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buddington tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ozturk moves into the clinch. Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Buddington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozturk's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk lands a hook to the side of the head. Ozturk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozturk. Oliver Buddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
Buddington lands a knee to the body.
Buddington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Ozturk avoids a wild elbow strike from Buddington. Ozturk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buddington misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Buddington fails to land. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ozturk as Buddington tries to tie him up. Buddington looking to stall.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Ozturk has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ozturk managing to block the knees to the body from Buddington.
Ozturk avoiding damage.
Buddington prevents a body shot from Ozturk. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Buddington tries a body shot but Ozturk blocks it.
Buddington can't find room to land a body shot as Ozturk controls the action.
Ozturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Hadi Ozturk. I think Ozturk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk! After the big win, Hadi Ozturk made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dissolution Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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pop
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