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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Pozsar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Vadim - The Terrorist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Pozsar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Pozsar misses the target.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland stuns Pozsar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Pozsar saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozsar misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Pozsar ducked under it nicely.
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland throws out a counter right but Pozsar avoids it with no problem.
Van Kirkland scores with the left hand. Pozsar knows he should have avoided that one.
Pozsar throws a body kick that misses.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Pozsar moved out of range nicely.
Pozsar staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozsar tries to work over Van Kirkland's front leg with a kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsar throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Pozsar throws a nice looking combination but Van Kirkland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Kirkland has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pozsar. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Pozsar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pozsar on the side of the head.
Pozsar throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Van Kirkland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Pozsar ducked under it nicely.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Pozsar didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pozsar fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body punch.
Van Kirkland thumps Pozsar with a low kick.
Pozsar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Pozsar slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Kirkland thumps Pozsar with a low kick.
Pozsar swinging wildly here.
Van Kirkland tries a low kick but Pozsar avoids it.
Pozsar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kirkland circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy head kick
and Pozsar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Pozsar.
Pozsar moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Pozsar's ribcage but misses.
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pozsar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pozsar misses with a looping left.
Pozsar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Kirkland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pozsar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Kirkland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pozsar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Kirkland throws out a counter right but Pozsar avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Kirkland, as that shot connected.
Pozsar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pozsar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pozsar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
Pozsar throws a big counter combination but Van Kirkland scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pozsar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Kirkland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Pozsar misses.
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!
Pozsar cracks Van Kirkland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pozsar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab.
Pozsar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kirkland circles away quickly and effectively.
Pozsar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Van Kirkland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Van Kirkland does no damage.
Pozsar slips a jab and a cross from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Pozsar moved out of range nicely.
Pozsar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Pozsar ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Pozsar misses.
Pozsar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pozsar misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Pozsar.
Pozsar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Kirkland dips to his left and cracks Pozsar with an uppercut!
Van Kirkland scores with a nice head shot.
Pozsar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Kirkland scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Kirkland thumps Pozsar with a low kick.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Van Kirkland - just one landing.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Van Kirkland blocks the low kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Pozsar slams his shin into Van Kirkland's torso.
Van Kirkland lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
Pozsar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donk. Van Kirkland catches Pozsar right on the button with a cross.
Van Kirkland misses with the combination.
Tomi Pozsar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Pozsar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pozsar.
Pozsar throws a head kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Pozsar tries to move into range but Van Kirkland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pozsar lands with a kick to the temple. Van Kirkland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pozsar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
A low kick from Van Kirkland is predictable there
enabling Pozsar to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Kirkland motions for Pozsar to come forward. Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pozsar swinging wildly here.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pozsar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Pozsar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pozsar takes one on the button.
Pozsar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pozsar manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Pozsar throws the kick towards the body but Van Kirkland avoids it.
Pozsar staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pozsar checks the leg kick.
Pozsar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook
and Pozsar counters with a two punch combo.
Pozsar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Pozsar.
Pozsar ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Pozsar staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Pozsar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Pozsar slips the punch.
Van Kirkland cracks Pozsar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Kirkland slips a jab and a cross from Pozsar.
Pozsar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Pozsar moves out of range.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Pozsar throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland avoids them all with ease.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Pozsar moves out of range.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Kirkland thuds his right hand into Pozsar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Pozsar slips under a jab.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Pozsar moved out of range.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pozsar manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pozsar!
Pozsar misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Van Kirkland misses.
A jab from Van Kirkland finds it's way through Pozsar's defenses.
Pozsar misses with a two punch combination.
Van Kirkland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Kirkland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pozsar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pozsar duly obliges.
Van Kirkland misses with a double jab.
Pozsar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Kirkland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Pozsar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it well.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Pozsar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Kirkland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pozsar scrambles back to his feet.
Pozsar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Kirkland counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Kirkland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pozsar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pozsar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Kirkland. That snapped Pozsar's head back.
Van Kirkland cracks Pozsar with an open hand slap.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Pozsar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Pozsar saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozsar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy head kick
and Pozsar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pozsar under the eye.
Pozsar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Kirkland to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kirkland is looking to chop away at Pozsar's legs.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice right hand.
Van Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Kirkland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pozsar. That one must have hurt.
Pozsar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Pozsar moves out of range.
Pozsar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Pozsar as he checks the leg kick.
Pozsar is looking for a counter combo.
Van Kirkland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pozsar under the eye.
Van Kirkland avoids the head kick by Pozsar.
Van Kirkland throws a body shot but no joy.
Pozsar slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
Pozsar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pozsar tries to land a body kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Pozsar moves out of range.
Van Kirkland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Van Kirkland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pozsar slips a jab and a cross from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland connects with a single shot there.
Pozsar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pozsar is looking for a counter combo.
Pozsar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Kirkland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pozsar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pozsar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Kirkland circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Kirkland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Pozsar moved out of range.
Pozsar is looking for a counter combo.
Van Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pozsar throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Pozsar misses.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Pozsar moves out of range.
Van Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozsar throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Pozsar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice strike.
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Pozsar.
Van Kirkland appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Kirkland avoids the head kick by Pozsar.
Van Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pozsar moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Pozsar tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pozsar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Kirkland's sensitive parts.
Pozsar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pozsar throws a right hand that Van Kirkland ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Kirkland also avoids with ease.
Pozsar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Kirkland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tomi Pozsar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pozsar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Kirkland has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vladimir Van Kirkland made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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