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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 94 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway moves out of range as Verbeek strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
A nice side step and Verbeek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kenway walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Verbeek lands with a cross.
Verbeek throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Verbeek only half commits.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kenway - that will leave a mark!
Kenway throws a head kick but Verbeek moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Verbeek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verbeek throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kenway counters with a low kick, right behind Verbeek 's knee.
A big right from Verbeek misses.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenway 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.
Verbeek has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Verbeek scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Verbeek slips a straight right by Kenway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verbeek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verbeek throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verbeek throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kenway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verbeek lands with a nice body punch.
Kenway connects with a looping right hand.
Verbeek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenway throws a solid leg kick but Verbeek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenway.
Verbeek avoids the head kick by Kenway.
Kenway jabs Verbeek right on the nose. Verbeek blinks but takes it well.
Kenway checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
Kenway cracks Verbeek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy body kick from Kenway
and Verbeek counters with a leg kick.
Verbeek avoids the body shot from Kenway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Verbeek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway missing with a left hand there. Verbeek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verbeek lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verbeek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenway misses the target.
Verbeek is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kenway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verbeek.
Kenway checks the leg kick.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body. Verbeek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Verbeek slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verbeek was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Verbeek misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenway counters with a good low kick that Verbeek was not able to check.
Verbeek lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verbeek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Verbeek lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Verbeek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Verbeek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verbeek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenway misses with a hook.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Verbeek scores with a sloppy right hand. Kenway should have avoided that one.
Kenway looks to land a body kick but Verbeek moved away.
Kenway tries to score with a low kick but Verbeek moves his leg out of the way.
Verbeek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Verbeek throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Verbeek misses.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
Verbeek misses with a straight left.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verbeek.
Verbeek walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway blocks a head kick by Verbeek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway throws a head kick but Verbeek moves out of range.
Verbeek tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kenway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verbeek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Verbeek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Verbeek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kenway's calf.
Kenway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Verbeek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenway throws a hook to the side of Verbeek's head but Verbeek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verbeek connects with a crisp jab.
Kenway moves into the clinch.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Verbeek.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
Kenway is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Kenway defending well as Verbeek loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway throws a jab when Verbeek was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Kenway.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verbeek.
Verbeek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Verbeek scores with a hook.
Verbeek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Verbeek misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway throws a chopping leg kick but Verbeek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Kenway missing with a left hand there. Verbeek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verbeek throws a head kick but Kenway moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenway misses the target.
Nice body kick from Kenway.
Verbeek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kenway takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verbeek 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 Kenway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kenway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verbeek clobbers Kenway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Verbeek clinches with his opponent.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Verbeek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenway or not.
Kenway lands a body punch.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway lands with a left to the head.
Verbeek lands a nice uppercut.
Verbeek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verbeek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pat Verbeek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway cracks Verbeek with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Verbeek avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verbeek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
A short left from Verbeek.
A short right from Verbeek.
Verbeek misses with a body punch.
Verbeek lands with a left to the head.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verbeek lands a right hand.
Verbeek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
I was talking to Kenway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kenway lands a hook that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
Verbeek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
Kenway tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kenway wants to stall.
Verbeek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
Verbeek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kenway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Verbeek controls the action.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway is trying to force a seperation but Verbeek has the dominant position.
Kenway breaks the clinch.
Verbeek tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Verbeek.
Danga de danga de dang - Kenway scores with a four punch combination!
Kenway scores with a spinning back kick!
Kenway lands a nice hook to Verbeek's body. Verbeek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verbeek misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verbeek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenway's sensitive parts.
Verbeek lands a really nice looking cross but Kenway seems unphased.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Kenway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Verbeek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verbeek throws out the jab.
Kenway is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kenway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kenway connects with an inside leg kick.
Verbeek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Kenway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbeek throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Verbeek throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway staying out of range there.
Verbeek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kenway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verbeek blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Verbeek.
Verbeek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pat Verbeek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Kenway.
Verbeek tries to move into range but Kenway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Verbeek tries to score with a low kick but Kenway moves his leg out of the way.
Kenway is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Verbeek.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Verbeek checks it.
Verbeek 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.
Verbeek lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenway off the cage and back into range.
Verbeek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Verbeek, pushing him back against the cage.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Verbeek misses with a leg kick.
Verbeek lands with a shot to the body.
Verbeek connects with a crisp jab.
Verbeek keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verbeek. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Kenway throws a hook but Verbeek blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Verbeek misses.
Verbeek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Verbeek just misses with a punch to the body.
And Kenway counters with a quick kick to the body but Verbeek blocks it.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Verbeek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kenway is fending him off so far but Verbeek persists. Nope, Kenway circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with a sloppy right hand. Kenway should have avoided that one.
Verbeek thuds his shin into the meat of Kenway's side.
Kenway misses with a jab to the body
and Verbeek counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Verbeek misses with a low kick.
Verbeek missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Verbeek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verbeek lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Verbeek misses with a low kick.
Verbeek scores with a jab. Kenway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Verbeek finds it's target.
Verbeek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenway thumps Verbeek with a low kick.
Kenway tries to clinch there but Verbeek circles away.
Verbeek feints a counter leg kick.
Verbeek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.
Kenway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Verbeek cracks Kenway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verbeek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenway looks to land a left hand but Verbeek moved out of range nicely.
Kenway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verbeek to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenway's head.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Verbeek throws a front kick that sends Kenway stumbling back into the cage.
Verbeek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
Verbeek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Verbeek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Verbeek misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verbeek.
Kenway lands a jab to the nose.
Verbeek wants to clinch up but Kenway keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenway tries to clinch but Verbeek moves out of range.
Verbeek avoids the head kick by Kenway.
Kenway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Verbeek's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek really 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.
Kenway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verbeek blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Verbeek controls the action.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kenway.
Kenway pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kenway taking a breather.
Verbeek blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway is trying to maintain a safe position but Verbeek gets an underhook and turns Kenway into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verbeek works on Kenway's body with a couple of short punches.
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Verbeek throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verbeeks head.
Kenway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Verbeek.
Verbeek has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verbeek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verbeek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kenway.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Kenway's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Verbeek.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Verbeek lands with a right to the head.
Verbeek lands a right hand.
Verbeek cracks Kenway with a nice body shot.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Verbeek up against the cage.
Verbeek lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A short right from Verbeek.
A short body shot lands from Verbeek as the two fighters clinch.
Verbeek has Kenway pressed against the cage, preventing Kenway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Verbeek lands with a left to the head.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway looking to stall.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway is trying to maintain a safe position but Verbeek gets an underhook and turns Kenway into the cage.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Verbeek lands with a left to the head.
Kenway breaks from the clinch.
Kenway is looking to clinch but Verbeek is avoiding it.
Kenway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Verbeek.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verbeek tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Verbeek misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verbeek pushes Kenway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verbeek works on Kenway's body with a couple of short punches.
Verbeek is leaning against Kenway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verbeek.
Verbeek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Verbeek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Verbeek lands a jab to Kenway's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Kenway.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verbeek.
Kenway throws the left hand but Verbeek avoids the punch easily.
Verbeek closes the distance and clinches up with Kenway, looking for a takedown. Verbeek pushes Kenway against the cage but Kenway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Verbeek throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway moves out of range of the leg kick from Verbeek.
Verbeek avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Verbeek misses with a right hand
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenway misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenway is able to avoid easily.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verbeek.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Verbeek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Verbeek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway walks into a stiff left hand from Verbeek.
Verbeek blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Kenway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenway.
Kenway scores with a nice right hand.
Verbeek misses with a straight left.
Verbeek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Verbeek.
Kenway lands an overhand right.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Kenway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Verbeek takes a step back to recover.
Verbeek throws a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway closes the distance but Verbeek moves to the side
and Kenway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Verbeek blocks the body kick.
Kenway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Verbeek staying out of range there.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verbeek.
Verbeek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verbeek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Verbeek connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Verbeek.
Verbeek moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Verbeek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a one two combo.
Edward Kenway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway tries to land a leg kick but Verbeek saw it coming and moves away.
Verbeek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway scores with a nice body kick.
Kenway takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenway lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Verbeek counters with a good low kick that Kenway was not able to check.
Verbeek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Kenway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the body.
Verbeek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verbeek misses with a kick to the body.
And Kenway counters with a quick kick to the body but Verbeek blocks it.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Verbeek scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Verbeek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Verbeek throws out a counter right but Kenway avoids it with no problem.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Verbeek's shoulder, as Verbeek tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Kenway misses.
Kenway misses with a low kick as Verbeek jumps back.
Kenway throws a solid leg kick but Verbeek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenway.
An inside leg kick lands from Verbeek.
Verbeek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenway as he jumps to the side.
Verbeek jabs at Kenway's body.
Kenway tries to clinch up but Verbeek circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Kenway finds it's way through Verbeek's defenses.
Verbeek slips under a jab.
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 Edward Kenway.
Well Verbeek 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek is the new lightweight champion!
Pat Verbeek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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