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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Heimlich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Van Der Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimlich's entrance music is The Lifesaver. A fine choice. Stefan Van Der Sar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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294 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Heimlich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Van Der Sar !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Heimlich.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Heimlich manages to duck under it in time.
Heimlich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Der Sar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heimlich throws a jab when Van Der Sar was well out of range.
Heimlich tries to land a front kick but Van Der Sar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heimlich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Der Sar moves away from the strike by Heimlich.
A low kick from Heimlich is predictable there
and Van Der Sar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Heimlich has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Der Sar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heimlich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heimlich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Sar .
It looks like Stefan Van Der Sar has been cut.
A big right from Heimlich misses.
Heimlich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heimlich throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sar 's knee but Van Der Sar avoids it well.
Van Der Sar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimlich can pounce on him.
Van Der Sar tries to move into range but Heimlich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heimlich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heimlich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnny Heimlich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimlich throws out the jab.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Heimlich avoids it with no problem.
Heimlich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Sar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heimlich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sar .
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimlich. Van Der Sar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heimlich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimlich with a hook.
Heimlich misses with a hook
and Van Der Sar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimlich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Der Sar . That did some damage!
Heimlich throws a big shot that misses.
Heimlich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heimlich throws a head kick that half lands.
Heimlich throws the left hand but Van Der Sar avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Sar throws a big counter head kick but Heimlich avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Heimlich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heimlich swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Van Der Sar to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimlich misses with a hook
and Van Der Sar counters with a stiff right hand.
Heimlich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Sar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heimlich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heimlich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Sar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Sar moves out of range of the strikes.
Heimlich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Sar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimlich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Sar counters with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heimlich.
Heimlich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Der Sar counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Heimlich misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich wants to clinch.
Heimlich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sar can do to turn this around?
Van Der Sar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heimlich throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Sar avoids it.
Heimlich looks to throw the jab but Van Der Sar is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sar ! But no joy.
Heimlich misses with a double jab.
Heimlich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heimlich throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Sar counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich wants to clinch
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heimlich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice uppercut that drops Heimlich onto his backside! Heimlich bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimlich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Heimlich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Der Sar checks it well.
Heimlich is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heimlich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Der Sar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Der Sar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Sar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimlich scores with a leg kick.
Heimlich moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Van Der Sar takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heimlich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimlich throws a head kick that misses
and Van Der Sar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heimlich just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Heimlich is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimlich is looking to land body kicks.
Van Der Sar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimlich.
Heimlich just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimlich takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimlich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Der Sar working hard to break the clinch.
Van Der Sar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sar is looking to break free of the clinch but Heimlich has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Heimlich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Heimlich.
Van Der Sar manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Sar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Sar slips a straight right by Heimlich.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimlich misses the target.
Heimlich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heimlich lands with a cross.
Van Der Sar staying out of range there.
Heimlich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Der Sar in his tracks.
Heimlich looks to throw the jab but Van Der Sar is out of range.
Heimlich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sar .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimlich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Heimlich manages to duck under it in time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Der Sar checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Heimlich misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heimlich throws a leg kick but Van Der Sar moved away.
Van Der Sar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Heimlich wants to clinch.
Heimlich misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimlich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heimlich moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sar .
Heimlich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Heimlich clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heimlich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heimlich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Der Sar 's calf.
Heimlich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Heimlich misses
and Van Der Sar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heimlich misses with a hook. Van Der Sar ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Sar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Der Sar avoids the head kick by Heimlich.
Van Der Sar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Heimlich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Heimlich manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimlich tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimlich misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Heimlich's cut is getting worse.
Heimlich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimlich throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Der Sar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Der Sar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heimlich.
Van Der Sar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimlich throws out the jab.
Heimlich misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sar counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Heimlich onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Van Der Sar blocks a head kick by Heimlich.
Van Der Sar throws a fast counter high kick but Heimlich manages to duck under it in time.
Van Der Sar moves out of range as Heimlich strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Der Sar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heimlich - the referee stops the clock and Van Der Sar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heimlich. Van Der Sar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimlich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimlich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Der Sar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Sar avoids the head kick by Heimlich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimlich.
Van Der Sar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heimlich throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sar counters with a big right hand that sends Heimlich crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Van Der Sar takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stefan Van Der Sar !
A victorious Stefan Van Der Sar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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