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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Verhoeven (ranked 5685 p4p, 157 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 5501 p4p, 154 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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172 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Brawler
Cuts easily
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven closes the distance and clinches.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verhoeven could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Verhoeven looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Verhoeven has Dos Santos pushed against the ropes.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verhoeven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verhoeven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Verhoeven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos wants to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven pushes him away.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
A lazy body kick from Verhoeven
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by Verhoeven misses
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Verhoeven saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verhoeven effectively controlling the action here.
Verhoeven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verhoeven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verhoeven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Verhoeven dominated that round.
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.
Verhoeven misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch position.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Verhoeven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Verhoeven throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alistair Verhoeven is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verhoeven doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verhoeven throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Verhoeven
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Verhoeven is looking to land body kicks.
And Dos Santos responds with a good body kick, but Verhoeven manages to step out the way in time.
Verhoeven tries a low kick but Dos Santos avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Verhoeven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Verhoeven lands a front kick.
Verhoeven throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Verhoeven 's knee.
Verhoeven throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verhoeven thinking.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verhoeven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Verhoeven counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Santos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Verhoeven misses with a left hand
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
Verhoeven tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Verhoeven trying to land knees to the body.
Verhoeven tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Verhoeven is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dos Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Alistair Verhoeven will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Verhoeven throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verhoeven with a body shot.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Verhoeven misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Verhoeven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dos Santos's elbow.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Verhoeven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dos Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Verhoeven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven misses with the body kick
letting Dos Santos counter with a right hand.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a fast counter high kick but Verhoeven manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Verhoeven throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Verhoeven looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Verhoeven tries to score with a low kick but Dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Alistair Verhoeven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verhoeven misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos wants to counter the offense by Verhoeven and move into the clinch position.
Verhoeven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Verhoeven moves out of range of the leg kick from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Verhoeven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos wants to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven pushes him away.
Verhoeven looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos flicks out a counter leg kick but Verhoeven steps away.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a head kick but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Verhoeven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Verhoeven tries a head kick but it misses.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verhoeven throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verhoeven.
Dos Santos tries to counter with a clinch but Verhoeven shakes him off and moves away.
Verhoeven throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verhoeven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dos Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verhoeven misses with an uppercut.
Verhoeven sets himself, and Dos Santos steps forward looking for the clinch! Verhoeven avoids it this time.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Verhoeven rather than just go for the knockout.
Verhoeven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alistair Verhoeven.
Well Verhoeven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Alistair Verhoeven!
Alistair Verhoeven wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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