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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Amla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Jordan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remo Amla! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jordan drives through and clinches with Amla against the ropes.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Remo Amla has been cut. Jordan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Amla fails to land. A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Amla working aggressively here.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amla lands with a right to the head. Amla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Miguel Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jordan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Jordan drives through and clinches with Amla against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jordan connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan pushes Amla up against the ropes in a clinch. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Jordan has been working on his elbows in the gym. Jordan misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Amla.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jordan clinches up against the ropes. A short right from Amla.
It looks like Miguel Jordan has been cut. Amla throws a head punch that misses. Jordan blocking some punches.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jordan keeps the fight on the outside. Jordan has Amla up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Jordan.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Amla against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan tries a knee to the head but Amla blocks it.
Amla misses with the head strike.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but Amla blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jordan lands an elbow just above Amla 's eye. Jordan landing knees to the head.
Jordan working Amla over with knees to the body. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan. Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan pushes Amla up against the ropes in a clinch. Jordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amla. Amla scores with a shoulder strike. Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the ropes. Jordan lands a nice elbow. Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Amla is blocking nicely.
Amla managing to block the knees to the body from Jordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Amla is blocking nicely.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head. Amla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards. Jordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amla checks a leg kick. Amla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jordan in his tracks. Jordan tries to clinch but Amla is having none of it. Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jordan slips under a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jordan instigates a clinch. Amla gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jordan misses with a knee strike.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amla. Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amla blocks it with crossed arms. Amla being controlled against the ropes. Jordan with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jordan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan. Jordan tries a knee to the head but Amla blocks it.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Jordan dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jordan moves into the clinch. Jordan stalls. Jordan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Amla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Amla. Amla takes an elbow to the forehead. Jordan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jordan trying to stall but Amla improves his position.
A short left from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jordan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amla.
Jordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Amla takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Jordan. Jordan misses with a knee strike.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jordan slips a straight right by Amla. Amla swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan. Amla tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch. Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remo Amla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Amla circles away.
Amla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Miguel Jordan is winning the standup battle so far. Jordan slips a straight right by Amla. Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Amla swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan. Jordan takes the fight into the clinch. Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amla can do to turn this around? Jordan lands an elbow that stopped Amla in his tracks for a moment. This has been an exciting period of action! Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Amla throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Amla jabs Jordan right on the nose. Jordan blinks but takes it well. Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Amla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Amla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan doesn't seem bothered though. Amla dips to his left and cracks Jordan with an uppercut! Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Amla. Amla misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amla might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Amla circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Amla circles away and keeps his distance. Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amla blocks it with crossed arms. Amla throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan. Jordan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amla's face.
Amla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Jordan throws a leg kick which misses Amla's front leg but catches the back leg as Amla tries to avoid it. Jordan wants to clinch. Amla missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jordan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amla throws a big shot that misses. Jordan wants to clinch. A decent looking cross lands there for Amla. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch up. A little jabbing left from Amla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Jordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amla. Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A clash of legs there as Amla blocks the low kick. Amla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Amla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Jordan will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amla with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amla swats him away and circles back towards the center. Amla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Amla throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it. Amla circles away from the clinch attempt and Amla counters with a one-two to the body. Amla tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range. Jordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amla throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily. Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch. Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Amla 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.
Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Amla throws out a counter right but Jordan avoids it with no problem. Amla jabs Jordan to the body, keeping him at a distance. Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Amla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Jordan moves away from the strike by Amla. Jordan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jordan is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Amla throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily. Jordan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jordan is looking to clinch but Amla is avoiding it.
Amla tries to clinch but Jordan moves away and Jordan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Amla's knee momentarily. Nice body punch from Amla. Amla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jordan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Amla misses with a straight left. Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jordan darts in and clinches Amla up against the ropes. Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Amla throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it. Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. 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! Jordan taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amla paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jordan darts in trying to clinch and Amla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Amla circles away and keeps his distance. Jordan tries to clinch there but Amla circles away.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Jordan tries a knee to the head but Amla blocks it.
Amla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amla blocks it with crossed arms. Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Amla scores with a nice right hand.
Amla missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Amla with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch. Jordan is looking to clinch. Amla lands a slapping body shot.
Jordan wants to clinch. Amla connects with a nice looking jab.
Amla misses with a wild combination.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Amla to counter with a crisp jab. Jordan tries to clinch but Amla moves out of range. Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amla swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jordan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Amla tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Amla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amla with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jordan clinches up against the ropes. Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amla keeps the fight on the outside. Jordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jordan closes the distance and clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Jordan blocks a body shot from Amla. Jordan misses with a knee to the head. Jordan trying to stall but Amla improves his position.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jordan.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick. Amla punishes Jordan's body with a nice straight punch. Amla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jordan's head. Jordan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remo Amla really dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Amla pushes him off. Amla lands a jab to the nose. Jordan tries to clinch up but Amla circles away and keeps his distance. A telegraphed right hand from Amla misses the target. Jordan wants to clinch up but Amla keeps it at a distance. Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jordan has Amla pushed against the ropes. Amla misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Amla has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Amla misses with the head strike.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Amla. Jordan tried to counter with a leg kick but Amla avoided it. A nice combination there by Amla.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jordan misses with a knee to the head. Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Amla misses with a hook from the clinch. Jordan landing knees to the head.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jordan closes the distance but Amla moves to the side and Amla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Amla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Amla pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Amla looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Amla pushes him off. A low kick from Jordan misses and Amla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking. This has been an exciting period of action! Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch. Jordan is looking to clinch but Amla is avoiding it.
Jordan is looking to clinch. Jordan moves to clinch but Amla breaks away and Amla counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Amla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amla swats him away and circles back towards the center. Amla tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jordan is looking to clinch but Amla is avoiding it.
Amla misses with a wild combination.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches. Miguel Jordan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Amla throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan. Amla misses with a body punch.
Jordan working Amla over with knees to the body. Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Amla is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Jordan.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the ropes. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but Amla blocks it.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amla blocks it with crossed arms. A knee to the head by Jordan.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Jordan slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Amla can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
A short right from Amla. Jordan connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Amla lands with a nice body punch. Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jab from Amla. Jordan moves into the clinch. Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Amla tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch. Amla tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Miguel Jordan will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jordan forces Amla back against the ropes and clinches. Come on Jordan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amla misses with the head strike.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head. Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jordan has managed to clinch.
Jordan lands a nice elbow. Amla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Amla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jordan avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jordan tries to land knees in the clinch but Amla avoids the damage to the body. Amla lands with a short shot to the head. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amla misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Amla is blocking nicely.
Amla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amla lands a nice uppercut. Jordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Amla tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Amla cracks a nice hook into Jordan's ribs. Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Amla counters with a stiff right hand. Amla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jordan takes one to the chin there. The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jordan takes the fight into the clinch. Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Remo Amla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amla is defending well for now. Amla misses with a hook from the clinch. Jordan blocking some punches.
Jordan lands a nice knee to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jordan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jordan wants to clinch and Amla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Amla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan. Amla misses with a hook. Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but Amla blocks with his arms.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch. Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amla. Jordan rushes Amla and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Amla throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan. Amla tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Amla back against the ropes. Jordan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amla.
Jordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amla blocks it with crossed arms. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordan misses with a knee to the head. Amla misses with a hook from the clinch. Amla tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amla working aggressively here.
Amla swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jordan is trying to maintain a safe position but Amla gets an underhook and turns Jordan into the ropes. Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jordan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A big right from Amla misses. Jordan rushes Amla and presses him up against the ropes. Jordan blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Amla misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan trying to stall but Amla improves his position.
Amla misses with a punch on the inside.
Amla has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Amla misses with a hook from the clinch. Amla misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Miguel Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jordan clinches up with Amla and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight! Miguel Jordan showed his dominance in that final round. I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Jordan!
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