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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk's corner calls for a 1-2. Ozturk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been informed that Tenochtitlan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozturk instigates a clinch.
Ozturk throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ozturk throws an elbow but misses.
Tenochtitlan avoids the elbow strike from Ozturk, against the ropes.
Ozturk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tenochtitlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Tenochtitlan controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ozturk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenochtitlan lands with a shot to the body.
Ozturk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tenochtitlan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ozturk counters with a good, hard body kick but Tenochtitlan shrugs it off.
Tenochtitlan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan throws a leg kick which misses Ozturk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozturk tries to avoid it.
Ozturk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tenochtitlan avoids a kick to the body.
Ozturk dodges the punch combination from Tenochtitlan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ozturk.
Tenochtitlan misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Ozturk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ozturk dodges the punch combination from Tenochtitlan.
Ozturk moves into the clinch successfully.
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tenochtitlan's brow.
Ozturk throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tenochtitlan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozturk tries to work over Tenochtitlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozturk misses with a body punch.
Ozturk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ozturk holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan takes a shot to the head.
Tenochtitlan is trying to maintain a safe position but Ozturk gets an underhook and turns Tenochtitlan into the ropes.
Ozturk is pushing Tenochtitlan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Tenochtitlan avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenochtitlan blocks an elbow strike from Ozturk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ozturk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tenochtitlan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Tenochtitlan. Beautiful body shot.
Ozturk walks into a jab.
Tenochtitlan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozturk counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozturk dodges the punch combination from Tenochtitlan.
Ozturk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tenochtitlan just manages to avoid it.
Ozturk instigates a clinch.
Tenochtitlan effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ozturk lands a nice elbow.
Ozturk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenochtitlan has a couple of punches blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
Hadi Ozturk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Tenochtitlan blocks it.
Tenochtitlan blocks the elbow strike.
Ozturk avoiding damage.
Ozturk misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tenochtitlan's brow.
Ozturk prevents a body shot from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Az Tenochtitlan has been cut.
Ozturk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Tenochtitlan blocks it.
Ozturk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tenochtitlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tenochtitlan working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Tenochtitlan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tenochtitlan is defending well for now.
Ozturk tries to land knees in the clinch but Tenochtitlan avoids the damage to the body.
Ozturk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ozturk lands an elbow inside.
Ozturk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tenochtitlan can do to turn this around?
Ozturk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ozturk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ozturk misses with some punches.
Ozturk misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenochtitlan can't break the clinch.
Ozturk working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ozturk slowing the pace effectively.
Tenochtitlan blocks a body shot from Ozturk.
Tenochtitlan avoids a wild elbow strike from Ozturk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan'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.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan's corner calls for a 1-2. Tenochtitlan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ozturk throws a leg kick that misses.
Ozturk ducks under a wild hook from Tenochtitlan.
Ozturk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tenochtitlan manages to circle out of the way.
Tenochtitlan lands a head shot.
Ozturk cracks Tenochtitlan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tenochtitlan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ozturk eats them both and turns towards Tenochtitlan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Az Tenochtitlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenochtitlan lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Tenochtitlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozturk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ozturk moves into range and clinches up with Tenochtitlan.
Ozturk trying to stall but Tenochtitlan improves his position.
Tenochtitlan blocks an uppercut.
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!
Tenochtitlan misses with some punches.
Tenochtitlan avoids the elbow strike from Ozturk, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ozturk throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Ozturk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tenochtitlan.
A frustrated look appears on Tenochtitlan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ozturk.
A short right from Ozturk.
Tenochtitlan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenochtitlan blocks the elbow strike.
Ozturk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tenochtitlan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ozturk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ozturk manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
It appears Ozturk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tenochtitlan lands with a hook. Ozturk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ozturk's head backwards.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenochtitlan checks it well.
Tenochtitlan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tenochtitlan lands with a straight right. Ozturk didn't see that one coming.
Tenochtitlan throws an off balance right hand
and Ozturk counters with a right hand to the body.
Tenochtitlan digs a good body shot into Ozturk's ribs.
Tenochtitlan throws a good cross that connects.
Tenochtitlan swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Tenochtitlan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
That's time! Ozturk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tenochtitlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozturk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenochtitlan throws out the jab.
Tenochtitlan swings for the body but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk walks into a jab.
Ozturk scores with a sloppy right hand. Tenochtitlan should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tenochtitlan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ozturk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ozturk misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk looking to throw knees to the head but Tenochtitlan is blocking nicely.
Ozturk working aggressively here.
Ozturk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tenochtitlan blocks a body shot from Ozturk.
Tenochtitlan blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Tenochtitlan back against the ropes.
Ozturk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tenochtitlan's defenses.
Ozturk tries to work over Tenochtitlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozturk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ozturk trying to control the position but instead, Tenochtitlan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ozturk into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tenochtitlan as Ozturk tries to tie him up.
Ozturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
Ozturk lands an elbow inside that Tenochtitlan shrugs off.
A short right from Ozturk.
Ozturk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
Ozturk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Tenochtitlan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozturk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Tenochtitlan blocks it.
Tenochtitlan blocks an elbow strike from Ozturk.
Ozturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
Tenochtitlan working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ozturk as Tenochtitlan tries to tie him up.
Ozturk pushes Tenochtitlan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenochtitlan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenochtitlan scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozturk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozturk lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk had his way with Az Tenochtitlan in that round.
The cut man is working on Az Tenochtitlan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tenochtitlan thuds his right hand into Ozturk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tenochtitlan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Az Tenochtitlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tenochtitlan misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ozturk, right into the meat.
Tenochtitlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozturk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tenochtitlan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tenochtitlan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk lands with a slapping head kick.
Tenochtitlan is rocked!
Az Tenochtitlan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab to the nose.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozturk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan misses with a straight left.
A big left from Tenochtitlan misses.
Tenochtitlan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ozturk.
Ozturk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab to the nose.
Tenochtitlan scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Tenochtitlan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tenochtitlan throws a body punch but Ozturk moves out of range.
Tenochtitlan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ozturk loads up on a big right hand but Tenochtitlan slips the punch.
Tenochtitlan looks to throw the jab but Ozturk is out of range.
Ozturk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan scores with a hook to the body. Ozturk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozturk slips a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with a right hand
and Ozturk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 throws a front kick aimed at Tenochtitlan's knee but Tenochtitlan avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenochtitlan. Ozturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozturk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tenochtitlan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ozturk counters by moving into the clinch.
Ozturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
Tenochtitlan misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ozturk throws an elbow but misses.
Tenochtitlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenochtitlan throws a combination that misses
and Ozturk counters with a thumping low kick.
Tenochtitlan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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 Hadi Ozturk.
I think Ozturk 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
During a confident post fight interview, Hadi Ozturk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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