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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne has chosen When Angels Deserve To Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babidi throws a push kick but Van Steyne slaps the foot to one side.
Van Steyne walks into a stiff left hand from Babidi.
Babidi throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babidi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babidi scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
Van Steyne throws a wild body kick that Babidi sees coming a mile off.
Babidi cracks Van Steyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Steyne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babidi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Babidi misses with a low kick.
Van Steyne scores with a leg kick.
Babidi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Steyne misses with a hook
and Babidi counters with a left to the body.
Joseph Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Steyne checks it well.
Babidi scores with a nice right hand.
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Babidi moves away and avoids it.
Babidi punishes Van Steyne's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Van Steyne misses its intended target.
Babidi throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Steyne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babidi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Steyne! But no joy.
Babidi moves out of range as Van Steyne throws a body kick.
Van Steyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babidi cracks Van Steyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Steyne 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.
Van Steyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Babidi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babidi cracks Van Steyne with a good jab.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the head.
Van Steyne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babidi doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Steyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Babidi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babidi throws a body punch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick and Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Van Steyne. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Steyne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Babidi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi throws a leg kick
and Van Steyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Babidi tests Van Steyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Steyne lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Van Steyne. Van Steyne maintains the clinch.
Van Steyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Steyne prevents a body shot from Babidi.
Van Steyne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Van Steyne controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Steyne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Steyne lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Babidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babidi stalks Van Steyne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Steyne's face. Van Steyne staggers backwards, shaken.
Babidi throws a head kick that misses.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. Babidi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babidi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Steyne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Steyne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Babidi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Steyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Babidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Babidi.
Van Steyne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Steyne digs a good hook to Babidi's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babidi tries to land a front kick but Van Steyne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babidi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Steyne's head backwards.
Van Steyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Babidi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babidi tries to counter by clinching up but Van Steyne breaks away and moves out of range.
Babidi thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi misses with a body shot
and Van Steyne counters with a nice body shot.
Babidi tests Van Steyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Steyne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babidi. That one must have hurt.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Babidi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A lazy left from Babidi finds it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Steyne pushes Babidi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Steyne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babidi wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Van Steyne works on Babidi's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Steyne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babidi or not.
Van Steyne blocks a body shot from Babidi.
Van Steyne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babidis head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne works on Babidi's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
Van Steyne is pushing Babidi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babidi looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Steyne is just out of range.
Van Steyne throws out a counter right but Babidi avoids it with no problem.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to move into range but Babidi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babidi thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Babidi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babidi feints a jab promting Van Steyne to slip. Babidi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Steyne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Babidi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Steyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Babidi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Steyne manages to circle out of the way.
Van Steyne digs a good hook to Babidi's body.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Babidi avoids it easily.
Babidi tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Steyne throws out a counter right but Babidi avoids it with no problem.
Van Steyne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Babidi throws a body punch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne checks the leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a low kick but Babidi moves out of range easily.
Babidi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babidi misses with a few strikes there.
Babidi backing away here, and Van Steyne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Steyne with a jab.
Van Steyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Steyne misses the target.
Babidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babidi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne missing with a left hand there. Babidi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Babidi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babidi tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Babidi misses with a body kick.
Babidi ducks under a wild hook from Van Steyne.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babidi checks a leg kick.
Babidi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babidi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Steyne throws out the jab.
Babidi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babidi avoids the head kick by Van Steyne.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Van Steyne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Steyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babidi throws out the jab.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick as Babidi jumps back.
Babidi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Babidi.
Van Steyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babidi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Steyne to score with a decent uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Steyne.
Babidi lands a leg kick that knocks Van Steyne off balance momentarily.
Babidi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babidi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick
and Babidi counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Babidi. Beautiful body shot.
Babidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
Babidi ducks right into an uppercut from Van Steyne.
Babidi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Steyne under the eye.
Van Steyne lands a leg kick that knocks Babidi off balance momentarily.
Van Steyne misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Steyne scores with a push kick.
Babidi needs to keep his hands up - Van Steyne had a free shot at his head there.
Van Steyne scores with a jab. Babidi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Steyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joseph Babidi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Babidi scores with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Babidi misses.
Van Steyne throws a leg kick but Babidi checks it.
Babidi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Steyne blocks the body kick.
Babidi throws a leg kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Babidi keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Steyne throws an overhand right that lands on Babidi's shoulder, as Babidi tries to avoid the shot.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Steyne looks to land a right hand but Babidi moved out of range.
Van Steyne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi tries to land a front kick but Van Steyne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Babidi misses with a double jab.
Van Steyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babidi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Steyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Steyne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot.
Van Steyne throws a shot from downtown. Babidi moves away and avoids it.
Babidi drops his hands momentarily and Van Steyne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Steyne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Babidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Babidi.
Babidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babidi checks it well.
Babidi slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Babidi tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Steyne avoided it.
Babidi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne throws a hook but Babidi avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne throws the kick towards the body but Babidi avoids it.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Van Steyne misses the jab.
Babidi lunges at Van Steyne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Steyne's hand.
Van Steyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Steyne cracks Babidi with an open hand slap.
Van Steyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Steyne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Steyne catches Babidi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Babidi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Steyne.
Babidi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Steyne's calf.
Babidi avoids the body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babidi connects with a right hand. Van Steyne shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Steyne. Van Steyne obviously looking to wear him down.
Babidi lands an overhand right.
Babidi throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but André Van Steyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Babidi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
André Van Steyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the head.
Babidi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Steyne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Steyne throws out a powerful jab.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick.
Babidi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Steyne throws a lazy right hand but Babidi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Steyne misses with an uppercut
and Babidi counters with a right hand to the body.
Babidi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Steyne on the side of the head.
Babidi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Steyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Babidi counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a looping overhand right but Babidi ducks down to avoid it.
Babidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babidi lands a head kick!
Babidi digs a good body shot into Van Steyne's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Babidi throws a body kick.
Babidi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Steyne at a distance.
Van Steyne misses with a low kick as Babidi jumps back.
Babidi scores with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babidi.
Babidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Babidi checks a low kick from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne looks to land a left hand but Babidi moved out of range nicely.
Van Steyne moves away from the strike by Babidi.
Van Steyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Steyne misses with a body shot.
Babidi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Babidi lands a jab to Van Steyne's midsection.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the side of Babidi's head but Babidi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babidi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Steyne on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Babidi punishes Van Steyne's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Steyne tries to land a leg kick but Babidi saw it coming and moves away.
Van Steyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babidi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Steyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babidi to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Van Steyne.
Babidi lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Steyne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babidi can pounce on him.
Van Steyne misses with a right hand
and Babidi counters with a stiff right hand.
Babidi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Babidi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babidi 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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