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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Harm Bloemink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harm Bloemink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Olds ducks right into an uppercut from Bloemink.
It looks like Robin Olds has been cut.
Olds swings widly with a right hand
and Bloemink counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bloemink.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Bloemink improves position.
Bloemink trying to stall but Olds improves his position.
Bloemink blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Olds.
Olds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olds blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
Bloemink dodges an elbow strike from Olds.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Bloemink working aggressively here.
Bloemink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloemink tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bloemink can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Olds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bloemink.
Olds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bloemink backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloemink trying to stall but Olds improves his position.
Bloemink struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Olds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Olds trying to control the position but instead, Bloemink has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olds into the ropes.
Olds looking to stall.
Bloemink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bloemink taking a breather.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bloemink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloemink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
Olds is looking to control Bloemink's arms but Bloemink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Olds.
Bloemink throws a punch but it's blocked by Olds.
Bloemink blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds scores with a hook to the body.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bloemink backwards.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olds is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Bloemink.
Bloemink misses with a punch on the inside.
Olds tries to work over Bloemink's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloemink misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloemink's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bloemink tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bloemink avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bloemink.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloemink's elbow.
Bloemink prevents a body shot from Olds.
Bloemink working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloemink looking to stall.
Olds looking to stall.
Olds is trying to break the clinch but Bloemink is controlling him.
Olds takes a shot to the head.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but Bloemink blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bloemink as Olds tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Bloemink scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bloemink lands with a right to the head.
Olds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloemink is stalling here.
Olds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harm Bloemink has been cut.
Olds breaks from the clinch.
Olds lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olds tries to clinch but Bloemink is having none of it.
Olds lands a high kick!
Olds staying out of range there.
Olds thumps Bloemink with a low kick.
Olds throws a leg kick that misses.
Olds goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Olds tries to get set, Bloemink tries to push him back and clinch up but Olds manages to avoid the attempt.
Bloemink bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Olds misses.
Bloemink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Olds will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Olds pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Olds misses with a hook. Bloemink ducked under it nicely.
Olds digs a good body shot into Bloemink's ribs.
Olds throws a leg kick but Bloemink sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bloemink is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olds throws a solid leg kick but Bloemink takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Olds.
Olds connects with a solid leg kick.
Olds throws a sloppy head kick and Bloemink moves out of range easily.
Olds misses with a right hand
and Bloemink counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloemink takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olds throws a hook to the side of Bloemink's head but Bloemink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Bloemink on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Olds jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Olds jabs at Bloemink's body.
Olds misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds lands a body shot.
That kick from Olds tenderised Bloemink's leg. Bloemink is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bloemink takes a swing at Olds's ribcage but misses.
Robin Olds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olds lands a nice hook to Bloemink's body. Bloemink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olds has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olds scores with a head kick.
Olds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bloemink throws an overhand right that lands on Olds's shoulder, as Olds tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Olds.
Bloemink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloemink. Olds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the body
and Olds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Olds. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olds cracks Bloemink with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Bloemink throwing a counter right hand but Olds manages to avoid it.
Bloemink tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloemink is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Olds only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloemink moves away.
Olds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bloemink tries to clinch but Olds is having none of it.
Olds throws a head kick that misses.
Bloemink checks a leg kick.
Bloemink takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bloemink lands with an overhand left.
Bloemink has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olds finds it's way round the side to connect with Bloemink's head.
Bloemink misses with an uppercut
and Olds counters with a low kick, right behind Bloemink 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olds, pushing him back against the ropes.
Olds misses with an elbow strike.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Bloemink is blocking nicely.
Olds is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloemink gets an underhook and turns Olds into the ropes.
Olds blocks a body shot from Bloemink.
A head punch on the inside from Bloemink fails to land.
Olds is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloemink gets an underhook and turns Olds into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bloemink fails to land.
Olds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bloemink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bloemink creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloemink.
Bloemink misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloemink working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bloemink.
Olds swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloemink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Bloemink improves position.
Bloemink lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloemink misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bloemink takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olds trying to stall but Bloemink improves his position.
Bloemink wants to stall.
Bloemink lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bloemink is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olds is keeping busy.
Olds misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bloemink's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Olds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bloemink. Bloemink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olds, right into the meat.
Olds throws a hook but Bloemink blocks it.
Bloemink instigates a clinch.
Bloemink blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olds is leaning against Bloemink and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olds is looking to control Bloemink's arms but Bloemink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Olds looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olds.
Olds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olds tries a knee to the head but Bloemink blocks it.
Olds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olds looking to throw knees to the head but Bloemink is blocking nicely.
Olds is looking to control Bloemink's arms but Bloemink gets an underhook and turns him. Now Olds has his back to the ropes.
Bloemink takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bloemink can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Olds stalling in the clinch but Bloemink improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloemink.
I was talking to Bloemink's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Olds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloemink managing to block the knees to the body from Olds.
Bloemink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
Olds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olds misses with a low kick.
Olds throws a lazy right hand but Bloemink sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloemink slips under a jab.
Bloemink fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink sizes up Olds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bloemink stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Olds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloemink looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olds now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Olds throws a lazy right hand but Bloemink sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harm Bloemink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloemink throws a jab when Olds was well out of range.
Olds clinches up with Bloemink and pushes him back against the ropes.
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!
Bloemink can't find room to land a body shot as Olds controls the action.
Olds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olds taking a breather.
Olds has had enough of the clinch but Bloemink keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Olds trying to control the position but instead, Bloemink has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olds into the ropes.
Bloemink lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloemink tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
Bloemink tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olds's elbow.
Bloemink misses with a body punch.
Harm Bloemink has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bloemink lands a body punch.
Bloemink lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Bloemink.
Bloemink struggles to land a body shot inside as Olds controls his hands.
Bloemink lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloemink looking to slow down the pace here.
Olds prevents a body shot from Bloemink.
Olds throws a head punch that misses.
Bloemink prevents a body shot from Olds.
Bloemink prevents a body shot from Olds.
Olds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink tries to throw a body punch but Olds avoids it by throwing Bloemink back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloemink lands a hook that snaps the head of Olds backwards.
Olds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloemink has a couple of punches blocked by Olds.
Good body shot from Bloemink.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bloemink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bloemink misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloemink throws a punch but it's blocked by Olds.
Bloemink tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bloemink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloemink lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloemink tries a body shot but Olds blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Olds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds!
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energy
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