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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aart Van Der Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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183 cm
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192 lbs
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185 cm
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185 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Big right hand
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Brawler
Tends to cut
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aart Van Der Roost! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Remington! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Remington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Roost - the referee stops the clock and Remington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Roost. Remington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Remington misses with a double jab
enabling Van Der Roost to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Luke Remington has been cut. Van Der Roost misses with a kick to the body and Remington counters with a nice uppercut. Remington clinches up against the ropes. Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy. Remington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Roost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remington moves into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Der Roost leaning his opponent against the ropes. Van Der Roost looking to stall.
Remington lands an elbow inside that Van Der Roost shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost. Van Der Roost cracks Remington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Remington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Van Der Roost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Remington pushes Van Der Roost up against the ropes in a clinch. Remington being controlled against the ropes. Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Van Der Roost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Remington pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Der Roost stalling in the clinch but Remington improves position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost. Remington misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Der Roost paws at him with a jab and circles away. Aart Van Der Roost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Remington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Remington gets a clinch. Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Remington breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Roost gets tackled into the ropes by Remington. Remington maintains the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Remington dominated that round. The cut man is working on Luke Remington's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Remington scores with a jab to the jaw. Remington throws a body kick that misses. Van Der Roost is looking to counter punch. Van Der Roost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remington. Remington circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Remington misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Van Der Roost connects with a leg kick. Remington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Roost. Remington has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Roost in a clinch.
Remington breaks from the clinch.
Remington wants to clinch. Luke Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Der Roost swats away the attempt to clinch by Remington. Van Der Roost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A head kick misses from Remington. As Remington looks to move away, Van Der Roost throws a big counter combo but Remington just gets out of the way. Van Der Roost tried to score with a low kick but Remington checks it. Van Der Roost fakes the leg kick and cracks Remington in the body. Remington gets a clinch. Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Der Roost tries to circle away but Remington has him pinned against the ropes. Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Remington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Roost.
Remington throws a nice head kick!
Van Der Roost lands a really nice looking cross but Remington seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Van Der Roost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Roost. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aart Van Der Roost dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Luke Remington's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Van Der Roost. Van Der Roost lands a glancing blow to the side of Remington's head. Van Der Roost connects with a crisp jab. Remington rushes Van Der Roost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Remington tries to throw a body punch but Van Der Roost avoids it by throwing Remington back against the ropes. Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Remington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Remington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Aart Van Der Roost is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Roost swats him away and circles back towards the center. Van Der Roost scores with a nice strike. Remington looks to land a combination but Van Der Roost avoids it well. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Remington tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Roost avoids the damage to the body. Van Der Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Van Der Roost is trying to maintain a safe position but Remington gets an underhook and turns Van Der Roost into the ropes. Remington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy. Van Der Roost wants to stall.
Van Der Roost looking to slow down the pace here. Van Der Roost can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Remington manages to break the clinch.
Remington tries to clinch up but Van Der Roost circles away and keeps his distance. Remington has managed to clinch.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Remington has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Remington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Luke Remington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost. Remington moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Roost taking a breather. Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy. Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost. Van Der Roost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Remington.
As Remington looks to move away, Van Der Roost throws a big counter combo but Remington just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight! Luke Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Remington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Remington! Luke Remington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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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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