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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Risley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley throws an overhand right that lands on Katsidis's shoulder, as Katsidis tries to avoid the shot.
Katsidis thows a leg kick but Risley checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katsidis walks into a straight right hand from Risley.
A telegraphed right hand from Katsidis misses the target.
Katsidis thumps Risley with a low kick.
Katsidis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Risley to score with a decent uppercut.
Risley takes one to the chin there.
Katsidis throws a body punch but Risley moves out of range.
Katsidis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Risley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Risley misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsidis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsidis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Risley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Risley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Risley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Risley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Risley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katsidis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katsidis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katsidis throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Risley.
Katsidis lands a body shot.
Risley slips a jab and a cross from Katsidis.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsidis, right into the meat.
Katsidis scores with a jab. Risley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Risley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Risley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katsidis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Risley avoids it.
Katsidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katsidis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsidis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katsidis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Risley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Risley misses
and Katsidis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Risley's knee momentarily.
Risley blocks a jab.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Risley misses with a looping right.
Risley works the jab nicely.
A lazy body kick from Katsidis
and Risley counters with a nice uppercut.
Katsidis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Risley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsidis. Risley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Risley misses with a low kick as Katsidis jumps back.
Risley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Risley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Risley throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsidis.
Risley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsidis.
Risley misses with a hook.
Katsidis slips a jab from Risley.
Risley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsidis. Katsidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katsidis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Risley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Risley. That snapped Katsidis's head back.
The fighters circling - Katsidis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Risley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Risley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsidis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Risley misses with a body shot.
Katsidis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Risley momentarily.
Risley misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Risley clobbers Katsidis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsidis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Katsidis misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Katsidis, right into the meat.
A big left from Risley misses.
Katsidis scores with a kick to the body.
Katsidis with a hook.
Risley wants to land a leg kick but Katsidis is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsidis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Risley was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsidis.
Risley throws a leg kick but Katsidis moved away.
Risley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsidis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Risley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Risley looks to land a right hand but Katsidis moved out of range.
It looked like Katsidis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Katsidis throws the left hand but Risley avoids the punch easily.
Risley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsidis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsidis throwing a counter right hand but Risley manages to avoid it.
Risley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Risley is rocked!
Katsidis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Risley right on the button. Risley goes down! Katsidis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Katsidis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilleo Katsidis!
After winning the bout, Achilleo Katsidis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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