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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ludwig Beethoven (ranked 22244 p4p, 327 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 22063 p4p, 338 weight class). Ludwig Beethoven could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith Stone's chin.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ludwig Beethoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beethoven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Beethoven misses with a hook.
Stone tries to bum rush Beethoven with a series of wild strikes but Beethoven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Beethoven's head but Beethoven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beethoven moves away.
Stone drives through and clinches with Beethoven against the ropes.
Beethoven misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Beethoven.
Beethoven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Beethoven back against the ropes.
Beethoven scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beethoven lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Stone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beethoven looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beethoven backwards.
A short left from Beethoven.
A short right from Beethoven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Beethoven.
Beethoven misses with the head strike.
Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Beethoven lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beethoven seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beethoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Beethoven misses the target.
Stone throws out a counter right but Beethoven avoids it with no problem.
Beethoven wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beethoven's head.
Stone tests Beethoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone misses the jab.
Stone closes the distance and pushes Beethoven back into the ropes.
Beethoven has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Beethoven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beethoven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Beethoven controls his hands.
A short left from Stone.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Beethoven.
Stone clinches up against the ropes.
Stone lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Beethoven misses with the head strike.
Beethoven pushes Stone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beethoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Stone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beethoven to score with a decent uppercut.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beethoven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone lands with a nice body punch.
Beethoven throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Beethoven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone connects with the punch.
Stone defending well as Beethoven loads up on a big left hand.
Stone with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Beethoven moved out of range nicely.
Beethoven throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
A big left from Stone misses.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beethoven circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Beethoven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone cracks Beethoven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Stone misses.
Beethoven slips a straight right by Stone.
Beethoven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stone takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beethoven has him pressed against the ropes.
Ludwig Beethoven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beethoven misses with a body punch.
Beethoven misses with a punch to the body.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beethovens head.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Beethoven backwards.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beethoven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Stone 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beethoven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keith Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone closes the distance and pushes Beethoven back into the ropes.
Beethoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beethoven blocks an uppercut.
Beethoven has Stone pressed against the ropes, preventing Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Beethoven blocks an uppercut.
Beethoven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beethoven scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Beethoven presses Stone against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beethoven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stone darts in and clinches Beethoven up against the ropes.
Stone wants to break free but Beethoven has control.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beethoven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Beethoven is controlling him.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beethovens head.
A body shot lands from Stone.
Beethoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beethoven throws a head punch that misses.
Beethoven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beethoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beethoven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beethoven lands with a light punch inside.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beethoven misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beethoven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beethoven.
Stone is rocked!
Stone has managed to clinch.
Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Beethoven back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stone lands a body punch.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Beethoven.
Stone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Beethoven - that landed with a thud.
Stone prevents a body shot from Beethoven.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Beethoven.
Beethoven slips under a jab from Stone.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Beethoven looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone darts in and clinches Beethoven up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Beethoven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beethoven has Stone pressed against the ropes, preventing Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone rushes Beethoven and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beethoven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beethoven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Ludwig Beethoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beethoven tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Beethoven back against the ropes.
Beethoven blocking some punches.
Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Beethoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Beethoven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beethoven working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Beethoven.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beethoven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Beethoven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beethoven.
As Stone looks to move away, Beethoven throws a big counter combo but Stone just gets out of the way.
Keith Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beethoven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Beethoven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beethoven throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Beethoven moved out of range.
Beethoven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beethoven misses with an uppercut.
Beethoven lands with a right hand.
Stone forces Beethoven back against the ropes and clinches.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beethoven backs up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone rushes Beethoven and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Stone.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Beethoven throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keith Stone.
Well Stone 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Stone!
After winning the bout, Keith Stone 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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