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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 241 p4p, 8 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1804 p4p, 46 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska throws a hook to the side of Rienfeldt's head but Rienfeldt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rienfeldt with a jab.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rienfeldt manages to break the clinch.
Niska misses with a hook. Rienfeldt ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Rienfeldt tenderised Niska's leg. Niska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rienfeldt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niska can pounce on him.
Niska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niska throws a hook but Rienfeldt blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niska thuds his right hand into Rienfeldt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rienfeldt slips a straight right by Niska.
Rienfeldt delivers a nice body kick.
Rienfeldt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Niska is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Niska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rienfeldt takes one to the chin there.
Rienfeldt throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rienfeldt cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rienfeldt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rienfeldt scrambles back to his feet.
Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
Rienfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niska moves away.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rienfeldt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rienfeldt at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Niska blocks the low kick.
Niska doesn't manage to clinch there - Rienfeldt circles away.
Niska throws a right and a left that Rienfeldt avoids nicely.
Niska blocks a jab.
Rienfeldt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rienfeldt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rienfeldt connects with a right hand. Niska shakes it off.
Rienfeldt connects with a body shot.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Niska down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
A head kick misses from Rienfeldt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rienfeldt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
That's time! Niska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rienfeldt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rienfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niska moves into the clinch successfully.
Niska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niska.
Niska working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rienfeldt misses with some punches.
Rienfeldt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rienfeldt throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Niska fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Niska dodges the punch combination from Rienfeldt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niska slips a jab from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rienfeldt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niska working hard to break the clinch.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Niska trying to control the position but instead, Rienfeldt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niska into the ropes.
Rienfeldt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Niska manages to break the clinch.
Niska swings for the body but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Niska scores with a jab.
Rienfeldt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niska checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rienfeldt misses with a two punch combination.
Rienfeldt just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNiska.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rienfeldt checks a leg kick nicely.
Rienfeldt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
Rienfeldt slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rienfeldt misses.
Rienfeldt throws a low kick, looking for Niska's leg but Niska calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Niska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niska throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt checks it.
Rienfeldt sizes up Niska with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Niska.
Niska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rienfeldt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
Rienfeldt connects with an inside leg kick.
Rienfeldt misses with the combination.
Niska misses with a head kick.
Rienfeldt throws out a counter right but Niska avoids it with no problem.
Niska is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rienfeldt.
Good standup being displayed there by Niska as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rienfeldt thows a leg kick but Niska checks it
and Rienfeldt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niska checks a low kick from Rienfeldt.
Niska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rienfeldt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niska scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Niska.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rienfeldt.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Niska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt cracks a nice hook into Niska's ribs.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rienfeldt walks into a left hand.
Niska tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rienfeldt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niska misses with a body shot
and Rienfeldt counters with a low kick, right behind Niska 's knee.
Niska works Rienfeldt's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
That kick from Rienfeldt tenderised Niska's leg. Niska is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt tried to score with a low kick but Niska checks it.
Niska tries a head kick but it misses.
Niska takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rienfeldt swats away the attempt to clinch by Niska.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Niska.
Rienfeldt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Niska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niska takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Niska takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rienfeldt dodges the punch combination from Niska.
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!
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niska's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt scores with a head kick. Niska tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niska throws a good cross that connects.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Niska down with leg kicks.
Rienfeldt feints and then cracks Niska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niska down.
Niska misses with an uppercut.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rienfeldt.
Niska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rienfeldt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niska on the side of the head.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rienfeldt throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rienfeldt can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rienfeldt. That's going to slow Niska down.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick but Niska checks it.
Niska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rienfeldt - that will leave a mark!
Rienfeldt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to the nose.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
Niska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt throws a front kick aimed at Niska's knee but Niska avoids it well.
Rienfeldt blocks a head kick by Niska.
Rienfeldt tries to clinch up but Niska circles away and keeps his distance.
Rienfeldt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rienfeldt avoids the body shot from Niska.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Rienfeldt saw that one coming.
Rienfeldt punishes Niska's body with a nice straight punch.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Niska misses.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rienfeldt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rienfeldt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Rienfeldt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rienfeldt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rienfeldt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rienfeldt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rienfeldt blocks a head kick by Niska.
Niska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Niska misses with a straight left.
Niska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Niska duly obliges.
Rienfeldt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rienfeldt connects with a body shot.
Rienfeldt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Niska swings widly with a right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rienfeldt as he connects with a hook.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Rienfeldt. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt'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. This is the final round!
Niska tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Rienfeldt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rienfeldt wants to clinch.
Rienfeldt lands a lovely overhand right.
Rienfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Niska tries to counter by clinching up but Rienfeldt breaks away and moves out of range.
Rienfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rienfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rienfeldt lands a jab-cross combination.
Rienfeldt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a series of punches but Niska avoids them all with ease.
Niska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Rienfeldt misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rienfeldt finds it's way through Niska's defenses.
Niska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws out a loose jab but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rienfeldt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niska.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
Niska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rienfeldt flicks out a counter leg kick but Niska steps away.
Rienfeldt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska tries to clinch there but Rienfeldt circles away.
Niska lands with a right hand.
Rienfeldt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niska.
Niska misses the jab.
Rienfeldt moves away from the strike by Niska.
Rienfeldt throws a sloppy head kick and Niska moves out of range easily.
Niska slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niska at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Rienfeldt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rienfeldt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rienfeldt tries a quick counter leg kick but Niska is wise to it.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rienfeldt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rienfeldt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niska in his tracks.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Rienfeldt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rienfeldt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rienfeldt duly obliges.
Rienfeldt lands a nice hook to Niska's body. Niska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rienfeldt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Rienfeldt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rienfeldt 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 John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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