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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis has chosen Schubert - Ave Maria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Vermeer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isaac Curtis's chin.
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151 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Vermeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vermeer at a distance.
Vermeer throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis wants to clinch up but Vermeer keeps it at a distance.
Curtis closes the distance and pushes Vermeer back into the ropes.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Curtis's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Curtis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vermeer blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
Vermeer is trying to break free.
Vermeer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curtis presses Vermeer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeer prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
Vermeer misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vermeer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vermeer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curtis scores with the left hand. Vermeer knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermeer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vermeer misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curtis slips a jab from Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Vermeer throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Vermeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Curtis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vermeer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermeer lands a nice hook to Curtis's body. Curtis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Vermeer's head but Vermeer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vermeer rather than just go for the knockout.
Vermeer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Curtis to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Vermeer.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Curtis misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Vermeer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis misses with a jab to the body
and Curtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vermeer misses with a looping right.
Curtis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vermeer with a body shot.
Curtis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curtis lands with a nice body punch.
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeer swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis trying to stall but Vermeer improves his position.
Curtis gets through Vermeer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis wants to stall.
Vermeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeer controls his hands.
Vermeer lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeer controls the action.
Curtis is working Vermeer over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Curtis - that landed with a thud.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeer.
A nice left hand lands by Curtis.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Curtis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vermeer in his tracks.
Vermeer misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Vermeer.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vermeer prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer misses the shot to the body.
Vermeer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
A big left from Vermeer misses.
Curtis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vermeer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vermeer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curtis.
Vermeer ducks right into an uppercut from Curtis.
Curtis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Vermeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vermeer throws a poor cross that misses
and Vermeer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis takes one on the button.
Vermeer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Vermeer misses with a hook.
Curtis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on Vermeer's shoulder, as Vermeer tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Vermeer misses.
Curtis throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Curtis lands a jab to Vermeer's midsection.
Curtis darts in and clinches Vermeer up against the ropes.
Vermeer tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer misses with the head strike.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeer tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeer scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
Curtis moves out of range as Vermeer strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer misses with a left hand
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeer is just out of range.
Vermeer misses with a straight left.
Curtis swings for the body but Vermeer moves out of range.
Curtis throws out a powerful jab.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Vermeer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Vermeer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vermeer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis misses with an uppercut
and Vermeer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer misses with a straight left.
Vermeer misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a left and a right that stings Vermeer.
Curtis scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vermeer swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Vermeer moved out of range nicely.
Vermeer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vermeer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curtis counters with a nice body shot.
Curtis ducks right into an uppercut from Vermeer.
Vermeer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Curtis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Curtis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Curtis misses with a looping right.
Curtis lands a nice shot that snaps Vermeer's head back.
Vermeer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis works the jab nicely.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curtis thinking.
Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vermeer on the side of the head.
Curtis throws the left hand but Vermeer avoids the punch easily.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Vermeer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curtis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermeer throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a jab to the head.
Vermeer misses with a looping right.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body. Vermeer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vermeer takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Vermeer looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
A jab from Vermeer finds it's way through Curtis's defenses.
Vermeer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Vermeer misses the jab.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vermeer misses with a body shot
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermeer.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vermeer stuns Curtis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Curtis lands with a good body shot.
Isaac Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vermeer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Curtis to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
A short right from Vermeer on the inside.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeer's elbow.
Vermeer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curtis has him pressed against the ropes.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vermeer is working Curtis over against the ropes.
Vermeer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Curtis working aggressively here.
Vermeer takes a shot to the head.
Curtis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer takes a shot to the head.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vermeer tries to break the clinch but Curtis is controlling the position.
Isaac Curtis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vermeer works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
Alexander Vermeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeer throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeer lands with a left to the head.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to circle away but Curtis has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeer.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Vermeer throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vermeer is keeping busy.
Vermeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vermeer misses with a body punch
enabling Curtis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Curtis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curtis 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Curtis!
An intense looking Isaac Curtis took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Alexander is a class act, and I'm happy I got to fight a man as great as he is. Up for a rematch whenever the time is right, as I'd love to give the fans another fun bout!'.
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