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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Robin Olds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 cm
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Olds! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Olds blocks a low kick nicely. Van Wijnbergen slips under a jab. Van Wijnbergen throws a jab but it's blocked by Olds. Olds throws a right hand that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice leg kick. Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Olds strikes. Van Wijnbergen 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. Olds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Van Wijnbergen tries to clinch but Olds moves away and Olds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Robin Olds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A leg kick checked by Olds. Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab. Olds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Olds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Olds manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Olds tries a low kick but Van Wijnbergen avoids it. Van Wijnbergen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olds finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Wijnbergen's head. Olds misses with a looping right. Olds slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Olds moves out of range easily. Olds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen. Olds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olds misses with a looping right. Olds takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Olds misses the shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Olds thows a left - swing and a miss! Van Wijnbergen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Wijnbergen slips a straight right by Olds. Olds 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. Van Wijnbergen scores with a decent looking hook. Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick. A counter left hand to the body from Olds misses its target. Olds lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Wijnbergen will feel that in the morning. Van Wijnbergen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Van Wijnbergen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Olds misses with an uppercut. Olds moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Olds scores with a shot to the body.
Olds misses with a wild body shot. Olds blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen feints and then cracks Olds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olds down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy body shot
and Olds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Olds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Olds scores with a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Olds takes a swing at Van Wijnbergen's ribcage but misses. A leg kick checked by Van Wijnbergen. Olds stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olds moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Olds throws out a powerful jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Olds. Olds misses with a low kick. Van Wijnbergen cracks a nice hook into Olds's ribs. Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Olds. Van Wijnbergen throws out a counter right but Olds avoids it with no problem. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Olds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Olds getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight left. Olds slips a straight right by Van Wijnbergen. Olds will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olds slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen. A head kick misses from Olds. Van Wijnbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Olds digs a good hook to Van Wijnbergen's body.
Olds swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a leg kick. Olds misses with a looping right. Van Wijnbergen drops his hands momentarily and Olds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Van Wijnbergen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Olds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Wijnbergen walks into a stiff left hand from Olds. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Olds blocks a low kick nicely. Van Wijnbergen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olds ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen swings away with a leg kick that misses. Olds dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick that misses. Olds scores with a shot to the body.
Olds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olds. Olds was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Olds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Olds misses with a body kick. Olds lands a nice looking body kick. Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks. Van Wijnbergen is looking to score with low kicks. Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick nicely. Olds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Olds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Van Wijnbergen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Van Wijnbergen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olds can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A telegraphed right hand from Olds misses the target. Van Wijnbergen lands a jab to the nose. Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Olds moved out of range nicely. Van Wijnbergen scores with a kick to the midsection. Olds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olds scores with the left hand. Van Wijnbergen knows he should have avoided that one. Olds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight right. Olds is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Wijnbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olds. An inside leg kick from Olds misses. Olds throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Wijnbergen is looking to score with low kicks. Olds misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming. Olds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olds.
Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Olds dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Olds moves out of range easily. Joels Van Wijnbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Olds moves away from the strike by Van Wijnbergen. Olds misses with a body punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice body kick. Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Olds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Wijnbergen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Olds - the referee stops the clock and Van Wijnbergen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Olds. Van Wijnbergen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Olds swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Olds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Olds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Olds misses with a body kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen. Robin Olds is winning the standup battle so far. Olds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it. Olds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Olds strikes. Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick. Olds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Wijnbergen can do to turn this around? Olds throws a body shot but no joy. Olds misses with a left hand and Van Wijnbergen counters with an inside leg kick. Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick nicely. Olds takes a swing at Van Wijnbergen's ribcage but misses. Olds lands a nice shot that snaps Van Wijnbergen's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Wijnbergen, as that shot connected.
Olds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Olds. Decent striking displayed by Olds there. Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Van Wijnbergen moves into the clinch successfully.
Olds lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Wijnbergen breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Olds misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Van Wijnbergen defending well as Olds loads up on a big left hand. Olds lands with a right hand. Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robin Olds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Van Wijnbergen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olds. Olds ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olds sees it coming and avoids it easily. Van Wijnbergen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Olds connects with a leg kick. Van Wijnbergen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Olds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab. Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Wijnbergen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Olds. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Olds avoids it easily. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick letting Olds counter with a right hand. Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Olds.
And that's the end of the fight! Robin Olds showed his dominance in that final round. Well Olds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Olds! After the big win, Robin Olds made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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RATING
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