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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall has chosen Nico Vega - Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall wants to clinch up but Appleberry keeps it at a distance.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Appleberry throws a hook but Van Hall avoids it easily.
Van Hall throws a body punch but Appleberry moves out of range.
Appleberry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Appleberry misses with the combination.
Appleberry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Appleberry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Van Hall 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.
Van Hall scores with a leg kick.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Van Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Hall catches Appleberry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall takes a swing at Appleberry's ribcage but misses.
Appleberry throws a right and a left that Van Hall avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Van Hall finds it's way through Appleberry's defenses.
Van Hall scores with a jab. Appleberry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Appleberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Appleberry scrambles back to his feet.
Van Hall connects with a jab.
Appleberry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Hall has time to react.
Appleberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Appleberry connects with a leg kick. Van Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Appleberry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Appleberry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Appleberry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hall misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Van Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Van Hall misses with a looping right.
Van Hall throws a one two combo.
Van Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Appleberry throws a jab when Van Hall was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Appleberry.
Van Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hall feints a jab promting Appleberry to slip. Van Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Appleberry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Appleberry manages to avoid it.
Appleberry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Appleberry throws a leg kick but Van Hall checks it.
It seemed like Van Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Appleberry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Van Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Appleberry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Appleberry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Hall's sensitive parts.
Ruud Van Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Appleberry avoids nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Hall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A punch combination from Van Hall misses.
Van Hall connects with a body shot that sends Appleberry's belly button to the back.
Van Hall connects with the punch.
Van Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
The fighters circling - Van Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appleberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hall.
Van Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Appleberry in his tracks.
Van Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Appleberry slips a jab from Van Hall.
Appleberry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Hall lands with a cross.
Van Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Appleberry circles away quickly and effectively.
Appleberry is looking for a counter combo.
Van Hall cracks Appleberry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall jabs Appleberry right on the nose. Appleberry blinks but takes it well.
Appleberry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hall.
Van Hall misses with a body shot
and Appleberry counters with a three punch combo that has Van Hall backing up. Van Hall nods at Appleberry to acknowledge the strikes.
Appleberry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Don Appleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Hall is looking to slow Appleberry down with leg kicks.
Appleberry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Hall.
Appleberry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hall throws a combination that misses
and Appleberry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Hall's knee momentarily.
Appleberry misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Appleberry as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall misses with the combination.
Van Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall blocks a head kick by Appleberry.
Appleberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Appleberry scores with a head kick. Van Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Hall lands with an overhand left.
Van Hall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Appleberry on the side of the head.
Van Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Appleberry moves out of range of the strikes.
Appleberry misses with a low kick.
Van Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Appleberry off balance momentarily.
Van Hall catches Appleberry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Appleberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Appleberry.
Van Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Appleberry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Hall misses with a head kick.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Appleberry avoids nicely.
Appleberry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Van Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Appleberry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Hall throws out the jab.
Van Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Appleberry instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Appleberry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Appleberry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Appleberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hall looks to land a left hand but Appleberry moved out of range nicely.
Van Hall misses with a hook
and Appleberry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Appleberry doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Appleberry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Appleberry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Appleberry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Hall lands with a good body shot.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Appleberry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Hall. That snapped Appleberry's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hall misses the target.
Van Hall misses with a right hand
and Van Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Appleberry moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall throws a hook but Appleberry blocks it.
Van Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Appleberry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Hall throws a hook to the side of Appleberry's head but Appleberry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Hall lands the left hand.
Van Hall misses with an uppercut. Appleberry saw that one coming.
Van Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Appleberry is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Appleberry.
Van Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hall, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Van Hall misses its intended target.
Appleberry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Appleberry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Hall throws a lazy right hand but Appleberry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Appleberry ducks under a wild hook from Van Hall.
Appleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hall is just out of range.
Appleberry throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Appleberry avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall throws a head kick but Appleberry moves out of range.
Appleberry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Appleberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hall moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hall! But no joy.
Appleberry tries to bum rush Van Hall with a series of wild strikes but Van Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Hall lands with a good body shot.
Appleberry slips a jab and a cross from Van Hall.
Appleberry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hall.
Van Hall throws a leg kick but Appleberry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Appleberry misses.
Van Hall throws a shot from downtown. Appleberry moves away and avoids it.
Appleberry is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Appleberry connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Appleberry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Appleberry, right into the meat.
Van Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ruud Van Hall just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
That's time! Appleberry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Hall connects with a jab.
Appleberry checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appleberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hall.
Van Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Hall tries to clinch there but Appleberry circles away.
Van Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Appleberry throws the kick towards the body but Van Hall avoids it.
As Appleberry backs off Van Hall throws a huge counter combo but Appleberry manages to avoid it all.
Appleberry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Appleberry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Appleberry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Appleberry - that will leave a mark!
Van Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Appleberry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Appleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Hall is trying to stall.
Appleberry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Hall.
Appleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Appleberry blocks a jab.
Van Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Appleberry blocks a jab.
A big right from Van Hall misses.
Appleberry throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Van Hall throws a counter combo.
Van Hall thumps Appleberry with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Appleberry.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that Appleberry avoids nicely.
Van Hall looks to land a combination but Appleberry avoids it well.
Appleberry clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Appleberry as Van Hall tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Appleberry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Appleberry throws a nice looking combination but Van Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Hall scores with a nice strike.
Appleberry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Appleberry throwing a counter right hand but Van Hall manages to avoid it.
Appleberry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Appleberry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hall.
Appleberry closes the distance and clinches.
Appleberry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Appleberry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hall lands with a right hand.
Appleberry misses with a body kick.
Appleberry gets a clinch.
Appleberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall throws a hook but Appleberry avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ruud Van Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Appleberry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Hall.
Appleberry throws a counter high kick but Van Hall was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Appleberry blocks a head kick by Van Hall.
Van Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Hall avoids the body shot from Appleberry.
Appleberry throws out a leg kick but Van Hall moves out of range and Appleberry only half commits.
Appleberry misses with a wild combination.
Appleberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Van Hall.
Ruud Van Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Appleberry.
Appleberry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall blocks an uppercut.
Appleberry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Appleberry misses with an elbow over the top.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Appleberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Appleberry.
Van Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Appleberry moves out of range easily.
Don Appleberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Appleberry moves into the clinch.
Van Hall blocks a body shot from Appleberry.
Appleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Appleberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Appleberry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Appleberry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Appleberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hall.
Appleberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Appleberry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Van Hall blocks an uppercut.
Van Hall blocks a body shot from Appleberry.
Appleberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hall controls his hands.
Appleberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Appleberry.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Hall!
Appleberry looks to land a right hand but Van Hall moved out of range.
Appleberry tries to bum rush Van Hall with a series of wild strikes but Van Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Appleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Hall 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Appleberry!
Don Appleberry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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