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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael De Ruyter (ranked 6154 p4p, 496 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 6479 p4p, 513 weight class). De Ruyter comes to the ring accompanied by Merck Toch Hoe Sterck. Panca Pandu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent
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Good kicks
Solid chin
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ruyter moves out of range of the body kick from Pandu.
Pandu moves in looking to clinch but De Ruyter pushes him off.
De Ruyter throws a head kick that misses.
De Ruyter lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandu's head.
It looks like Panca Pandu has been cut.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
De Ruyter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pandu has closed the distance and engaged De Ruyter in a clinch.
Pandu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Pandu finds it's way through De Ruyter's defenses.
Pandu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Ruyter keeps the fight on the outside.
De Ruyter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pandu closes the distance but De Ruyter moves to the side
and De Ruyter counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandu dodges the punch combination from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandu.
De Ruyter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pandu. That one must have hurt.
Michael De Ruyter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick from Pandu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandu.
De Ruyter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws out a powerful jab.
Pandu rushes De Ruyter and presses him up against the ropes.
Pandu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Ruyter blocks it with crossed arms.
De Ruyter is trying to push Pandu away but Pandu has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Ruyter wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Ruyter breaks from the clinch.
Pandu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandu throws a front kick that sends De Ruyter stumbling back into the ropes.
De Ruyter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandu's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu tries to clinch up but De Ruyter circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pandu looks to move away, De Ruyter throws a big counter combo but Pandu just gets out of the way.
De Ruyter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Ruyter's calf.
De Ruyter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pandu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pandu throws a push kick but De Ruyter slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Pandu lands.
Pandu lands with a slapping head kick.
De Ruyter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Ruyter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Pandu - just one landing.
Pandu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter swats away the attempt to clinch by Pandu.
Pandu fakes the leg kick and cracks De Ruyter in the body.
Pandu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Ruyter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Ruyter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pandu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pandu fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Ruyter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandu.
De Ruyter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Ruyter lands with a hook. Pandu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pandu forces De Ruyter back against the ropes and clinches.
Pandu trying to stall but De Ruyter improves his position.
Pandu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Ruyter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Ruyter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandu slips a jab and a cross from De Ruyter.
Pandu avoids the head kick by De Ruyter.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Ruyter throws a big shot that misses.
Pandu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandu lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandu - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pandu avoids the head kick by De Ruyter.
De Ruyter misses with a head kick.
De Ruyter lands with a cross.
Pandu scores with a leg kick.
Pandu throws a head kick but De Ruyter moves out of range.
De Ruyter throws a lazy head kick
and Pandu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Ruyter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from De Ruyter misses the target.
Pandu wants to clinch up but De Ruyter keeps it at a distance.
De Ruyter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandu pushes De Ruyter away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Ruyter moves out of range of the body kick from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a nice head kick!
De Ruyter is breathing heavily.
De Ruyter thuds his right hand into Pandu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Michael De Ruyter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panca Pandu's cut.
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.
De Ruyter lands with a straight right. Pandu didn't see that one coming.
Panca Pandu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandu takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Ruyter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandu lands a front kick.
De Ruyter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Ruyter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pandu lands a high kick!
De Ruyter misses with an uppercut
and Pandu counters with a straight right hand.
De Ruyter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandu.
De Ruyter throws a jab when Pandu was well out of range.
De Ruyter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
De Ruyter connects with a looping right hand.
Pandu has managed to clinch.
Pandu manages to break the clinch.
De Ruyter lands a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Ruyter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandu - the referee stops the clock and De Ruyter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandu. De Ruyter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Ruyter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Ruyter tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandu moves in looking to clinch but De Ruyter pushes him off.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael De Ruyter is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandu keeps De Ruyter at a distance using the push kick.
De Ruyter throws a push kick but Pandu slaps the foot to one side.
De Ruyter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pandu under the eye.
De Ruyter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandu. That's going to slow De Ruyter down.
De Ruyter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pandu has time to react.
Pandu is rocked!
De Ruyter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pandu will feel that in the morning.
Pandu is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pandu does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from De Ruyter. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandu is still on wobbly legs! Can De Ruyter finish him?
De Ruyter knocks out Pandu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles De Ruyter before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. De Ruyter picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael De Ruyter!
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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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