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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the name of.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
28
201 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
30
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lodbrok cracks Luis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Lodbrok lands a slapping body shot.
Lodbrok cracks the inside of Luis's front leg. That kick from Luis tenderised Lodbrok's leg. Lodbrok is trying to keep his angry face on. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Luis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lodbrok tries to work over Luis's front leg with a kick but Luis checks it. Luis tries to counter by closing the distance. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luis checks a leg kick. Luis takes a swing at Lodbrok's ribcage but misses. Lodbrok fakes the leg kick and cracks Luis in the body. Luis swings for the body but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Luis scores with a head kick.
Luis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodbrok throws out the jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An inside leg kick from Luis misses. The fighters circling - Lodbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lodbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luis.
Lodbrok feinted there with a counter leg kick. Lodbrok tries to land a front kick but Luis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lodbrok blocks a head kick by Luis.
Luis misses the shot to the body. Lodbrok is looking to counter with head kicks. Luis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lodbrok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Lodbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Luis. Lodbrok looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely. Lodbrok throws a wild body kick that Luis sees coming a mile off. Lodbrok 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. Lodbrok misses the shot to the body. Luis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Luis. A nice inside leg kick there by Lodbrok. That's going to slow Luis down. Lodbrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luis sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses. Luis wants to counter the offense by Lodbrok and move into the clinch position. Lodbrok throws a leg kick but Luis sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lodbrok on the wrong end of a nice hook. Luis thumps Lodbrok with a low kick. Luis swings away with a leg kick that misses. Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Luis throws a counter combo. Decent striking displayed by Luis there. Luis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodbrok. Lodbrok cracks the inside of Luis's front leg. 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! Luis throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Luis. That's going to slow Lodbrok down. Lodbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luis. Lodbrok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luis, pushing him back against the ropes. Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodbrok with a knee to the head.
Lodbrok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Lodbrok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lodbrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Luis backwards. Luis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lodbrok blocks it with crossed arms. Lodbrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis. Lodbrok lands a nice uppercut. Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Luis. Luis lands a left hand.
Lodbrok lands with a light punch inside.
Luis is rocked! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Luis lands with a short head shot on the inside. Luis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him? With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Luis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lodbrok's brow. Luis seems to have recovered his senses. Lodbrok lands a left hand.
Lodbrok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Lodbrok. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lodbrok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lodbrok moves out of range of the leg kick from Luis. Lodbrok has closed the distance and engaged Luis in a clinch.
Lodbrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lodbrok. Lodbrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luis blocks it with crossed arms. Lodbrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Halfdan Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lodbrok cracks Luis on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Luis crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Halfdan Lodbrok! Our winner, Halfdan Lodbrok, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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