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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pintado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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294 lbs
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252 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Van Der Sar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Pintado!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pintado.
Van Der Sar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pintado lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Sar off balance momentarily.
Pintado is looking to land body kicks.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintado avoids it.
Pintado misses with a looping left.
Pintado connects with a solid leg kick.
Pintado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Sar counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Sar moves away.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Der Sar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miguel Pintado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pintado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pintado misses with a body shot.
Van Der Sar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pintado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintado avoids it.
Pintado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Sar 's sensitive parts.
Pintado throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Sar avoids it.
Pintado connects with a solid leg kick.
Pintado doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Sar circles away.
Pintado throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sar 's knee but Van Der Sar avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Sar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintado throws out the jab.
Pintado misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Pintado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pintado lands a two punch combo.
Pintado misses with a low kick.
Pintado throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sar moves away and avoids it.
Pintado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Der Sar doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Sar .
Van Der Sar throwing a counter right hand but Pintado manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pintado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Sar breaks from the clinch.
Pintado looks to land a left hand but Van Der Sar moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Sar throws a quick counter head kick but Pintado was just out of range.
Pintado throws a leg kick
and whilst Pintado still has his hands down, Van Der Sar counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Pintado crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Pintado be able to survive another onslaught?
Pintado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pintado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado misses with a right hand
and whilst Pintado still has his hands down, Van Der Sar counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Pintado crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Pintado be able to survive another onslaught?
Pintado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pintado looks to land a combination but Van Der Sar avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado misses with the combination.
Pintado throws a leg kick but Van Der Sar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miguel Pintado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pintado forces Van Der Sar back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pintado.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pintado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar is trying to force a seperation but Pintado has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Pintado to work.
Pintado lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Pintado.
Van Der Sar blocking some punches.
Pintado presses Van Der Sar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pintado keeps control of Van Der Sar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pintado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pintado gets through Van Der Sar 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sar stalls.
Pintado tries to work over Van Der Sar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Van Der Sar takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar '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.
Van Der Sar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pintado throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a head kick.
Pintado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Der Sar is able to avoid easily.
Van Der Sar throws a counter high kick but Pintado was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pintado misses with a combination
and Van Der Sar counters with a good, hard body kick but Pintado shrugs it off.
Pintado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintado throws the left hand but Van Der Sar avoids the punch easily.
Pintado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Sar , pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar trying to stall but Pintado improves his position.
Pintado misses with a knee to the head.
Pintado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Der Sar up against the ropes.
Van Der Sar blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Sar blocks an uppercut.
Pintado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pintado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pintado lands a knee to the head.
Pintado wants to stall.
Miguel Pintado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pintado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch.
Pintado instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar wants to get back to striking at distance but Pintado won't allow it.
Van Der Sar is trying to maintain a safe position but Pintado gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
Pintado leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pintado as Van Der Sar tries to tie him up.
Pintado lands with a short shot to the head.
Pintado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to maintain a safe position but Pintado gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Pintado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
Van Der Sar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintado misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar '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.
Pintado missing with a left hand there. Van Der Sar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Sar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pintado has managed to clinch.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Pintado has him pressed against the ropes.
Pintado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sar 's efforts to push away.
Pintado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Pintado.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pintado is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar avoiding damage as Pintado throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sar trying to control the position but instead, Pintado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sar into the ropes.
Van Der Sar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pintado lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pintado.
Van Der Sar holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Der Sar as Pintado tries to tie him up.
Pintado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pintado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pintado looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sar is blocking nicely.
Pintado tries a body shot but Van Der Sar blocks it.
Van Der Sar tries to break the clinch but Pintado is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pintado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Sar is trying to break the clinch but Pintado has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Sar 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Pintado to work.
Pintado looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sar is blocking nicely.
Van Der Sar prevents a body shot from Pintado.
A short body shot lands from Pintado as the two fighters clinch.
Pintado digs a right hand into Van Der Sar 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Sar 's gas tank.
Van Der Sar can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pintado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pintado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Der Sar blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Pintado dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Van Der Sar 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pintado misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sar counters with a big head kick but Pintado shrugs it off.
Miguel Pintado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pintado throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Sar moves away and avoids it.
Pintado connects with a nice looking jab.
Pintado tries to bum rush Van Der Sar with a series of wild strikes but Van Der Sar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Der Sar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pintado throws a solid leg kick but Van Der Sar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pintado.
Pintado misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintado.
Pintado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Der Sar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pintado loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Sar slips the punch.
Van Der Sar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pintado misses with a right hand
enabling Van Der Sar to counter with a crisp jab.
Pintado moves into the clinch.
Miguel Pintado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Der Sar wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pintado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Sar trying to control the position but instead, Pintado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Der Sar into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar tries to break free but Pintado pushes him back against the ropes.
Pintado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pintado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintado tries to clinch
and as Pintado resets, Van Der Sar pounces with a savage head kick that drops Pintado to the mat! Pintado looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Pintado is rocked!
A shot to the body from Pintado misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefan Van Der Sar !
Stefan Van Der Sar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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