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Event:
RH15
Date: Apr 24, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Sestius darts in and clinches Holzken up against the ropes.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sestius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sestius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sestius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Sestius blocks with his arms.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Sestius.
Holzken managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Holzken wants to stall.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sestius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sestius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sestius tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sestius.
Sestius working Holzken over with knees to the body.#T1#
Sestius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holzken is breathing heavily.
Holzken pushes Sestius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sestius works on Holzken's body with a couple of short punches.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sestius lands a left hand.
Sestius presses Holzken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Sestius blocks it.
Holzken takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sestius works on Holzken's body with a couple of short punches.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sestius - that landed with a thud.
Sestius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
Holzken takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sestius. #CUT2#
Nieky Holzken's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Holzken avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sestius.
Sestius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius lands a right hand.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sestius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sestius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sestius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sestius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holzken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holzken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sestius's elbow.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holzkens head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nieky Holzken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Sestius.
Holzken moves in looking to clinch but Sestius pushes him off.#CL2#
Sestius rushes Holzken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Sestius back against the ropes.
Holzken trying to stall but Sestius improves his position.
Sestius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Holzken working Sestius over with knees to the body.
Sestius has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Holzken tries to work over Sestius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sestius lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken takes a shot to the head.
Sestius lands a shot to the body.
Holzken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holzken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sestius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sestius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holzken blocks it with crossed arms.
Sestius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holzken managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sestius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sestius lands with a short shot to the head.
Sestius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holzken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sestius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Sestius blocks with his arms.
Holzken tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Holzken back against the ropes.
Sestius tries to land knees in the clinch but Holzken avoids the damage to the body.
Sestius struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Publius Sestius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sestius lands a nice knee to the body.
Sestius prevents a body shot from Holzken.
Holzken takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sestius lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Sestius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sestius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holzken takes an elbow to the temple.
Sestius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius cracks Holzken with a nice body shot.
Sestius scores with a shoulder strike.
Sestius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sestius lands a hook that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Sestius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sestius lands an uppercut.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzken.
Sestius landing knees to the body.
Holzken takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nieky Holzken'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Sestius moves into the clinch.
Sestius digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Holzken taking a breather.
Sestius lands with a left to the head.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Sestius.
A short uppercut from Holzken.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sestius blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holzken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sestius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sestius.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holzkens head.
Holzken misses with a body punch.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#ROC2#
Holzken is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Sestius.
A right hook to the body lands for Sestius.
Sestius lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Holzken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sestius cracks Holzken with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Holzken goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Holzken wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
RH8
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Baker Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baker Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Holzken wants to counter with a clinch but Baker Jr pushes him away.
Baker Jr 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.
Baker Jr throws a hook but Holzken blocks it.
Baker Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holzken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holzken moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Baker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holzken takes one to the side of the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Baker Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker Jr misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Baker Jr misses its intended target. #CL2#
Holzken takes the fight into the clinch.
Holzken working Baker Jr over with knees to the body.
Baker Jr is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken avoiding damage.
Holzken is stalling here.
Holzken receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Holzken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Nate Baker Jr has been cut.
A hook to the body from Holzken.
#T1#
Holzken presses Baker Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken has Baker Jr pressed against the ropes.
Baker Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Holzken avoids the damage to the body.
Holzken prevents Baker Jr from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holzken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holzken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baker Jrs head.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Holzken has Baker Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Baker Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker Jr's face.
Baker Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Holzken is pushing Baker Jr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks it.
Holzken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr is trying to break free.#T2#
Holzken lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holzken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker Jr.
Holzken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker Jr at a distance.
Holzken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holzken works Baker Jr's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken dodges the punch combination from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holzken closes the distance and catches Baker Jr with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Baker Jr is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Baker Jr is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Baker Jr is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Holzken takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nieky Holzken!
After winning the bout, Nieky Holzken 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Dan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holzken.
Dan misses with a wild combination.
Holzken blocks a low kick nicely.#CL2#
Holzken gets a clinch.
Holzken controlling the action here for a moment.
Dan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holzken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holzken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holzken.
Holzken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holzken throws an elbow but it misses.
Dan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Dan blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Holzken.
#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holzken.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holzken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dan scores with a shoulder strike.
Holzken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holzken takes a shot to the head.
Holzken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Dan is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Dan digs a right hand underneath Holzken's ribcage. Holzken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dan prevents a body shot from Holzken.
A knee to the head by Holzken.
Dan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Dan blocks with his arms.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dan scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan avoids the elbow strike from Holzken, against the cage.
#T2#
Holzken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dan's elbow.
Holzken gets underhooks to prevent Dan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangerous Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holzken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dan missing with knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Dan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
Holzken can't find room to land a body shot as Dan controls the action.
Dan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holzkens head.
Holzken cracks Dan with a nice body shot.
Holzken lands a body punch.
Dan lands an elbow just above Holzken 's eye.
Holzken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Dan is blocking nicely.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Dan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holzken.
#T3#
Dan working hard to break the clinch.
Holzken works on Dan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dan blocks a body shot from Holzken.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dan blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken stops a takedown attempt from Dan.
Dan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Holzken.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Dan.
Dan lands a shoulder strike.
Dan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holzken fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dan tries to clinch there but Holzken circles away.
#CL2#
Holzken has Dan up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Holzken is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holzken to the mat. Holzken regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T4#
Dan chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan trying to control but Holzken is working from the bottom.
Holzken looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dan preventing the sweep.
Dan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dan cracks Holzken with a solid left hand.
Dan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dan landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dan lands a couple of digs.
Holzken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dan trying to control but Holzken is working from the bottom.
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 Dangerous Dan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Holzken pushes Dan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Dangerous Dan has been cut.
Holzken pushes off an throws an elbow but Dan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Holzken on the inside.
Dan digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Dan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken scores with a shot to the side of Dan's head.
Holzken prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Holzken.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Holzken.
Holzken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holzken as Dan tries to tie him up. #T1#
Holzken tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Holzken back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken gets underhooks to prevent Dan's takedown attempt.
Dan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
A short right from Dan on the inside.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Dan blocks with his arms.
Dan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holzken tries to stall but Dan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holzken lands a nice knee to the body.
Holzken lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Holzken.
Holzken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holzken slowing the pace effectively.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Dan manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Dan clinches up against the cage.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dan blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken misses with a punch to the body.
Dan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dan tries to land a knee to the head but Holzken blocks with his arms.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dan tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Dan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangerous Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Dan is blocking nicely.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Dan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dan working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dan.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Dan avoids the elbow strike from Holzken, against the cage.
Nieky Holzken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dan throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Dan breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Holzken. Those never looked like landing.
Holzken misses with a looping right.
Holzken thumps Dan with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Dan.
Dan sizes up Holzken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick from Dan.
Dan throws a low kick but Holzken avoids it.
Dan throws a wild body kick that Holzken sees coming a mile off.
Holzken looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T4#
Holzken fakes the leg kick and cracks Dan in the body.
Holzken throws out a loose jab but Dan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerous Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Dan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holzken steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dan. That one must have hurt.
Holzken throws a jab when Dan was well out of range.
Dan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holzken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holzken tries to counter by closing the distance.
Holzken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holzken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dan throws a body kick that misses.
Holzken 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.
Dan misses with a low kick.
Dan doesn't manage to clinch there - Holzken circles away.
Dan misses with a body kick.
Holzken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dangerous Dan is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by Holzken as he checks the leg kick.
Holzken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dangerous Dan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A low kick from Dan misses #CL2#
and Holzken holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holzken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
Dan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holzken avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Holzken.
Holzken pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Holzken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holzken lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Holzken to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holzken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Holzken.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
A left hand lands to the body for Holzken.
Dan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holzken just leaning against Dan, taking a breather.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Dan.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangerous Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan misses with a punch to the body.
Holzken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Holzken.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Dan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Holzken.
Dan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holzken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holzken landing knees to the head.
#T2#
Holzken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Holzken.
Holzken lands an elbow just above Dan 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holzken gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Dangerous Dan's cut is getting worse.
Dan tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Dan back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Dan is rocked!
Holzken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dan.
Oh Dan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holzken has Dan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Dan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Holzken - that's hurt Dan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Dan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Dan doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nieky Holzken!
A victorious Nieky Holzken thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
K-1 35 Szczesny vs Romero
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Kin gets tackled into the ropes by Holzken. Holzken maintains the clinch.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Holzken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holzken is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holzken lands an elbow inside.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holzken. #CUT#
It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Holzken displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kin up against the ropes.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken effectively controlling the action here.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Holzken digs a right hand into Kin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kin's gas tank.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Kin is rocked!
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Holzken finish him?
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Kin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Holzken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kin lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands a shoulder strike.
Kin lands a body punch.
Holzken landing knees to the head.
Kin misses with a punch to the body.
Kin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Holzken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holzken lands a shot to the body.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Holzken.
Kin presses Holzken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Kin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Holzken.
#T1#
Holzken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Kin takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nieky Holzken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kin misses with a body punch.
Holzken blocks a body shot from Kin.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Kin.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holzken lands a nice shot to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Holzken presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holzken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holzken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #KD#
Holzken drops Kin with a big knee! Will Kin beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kin will feel that in the morning.
Holzken circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Holzken wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nieky Holzken!
Our winner, Nieky Holzken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
K-1 21 Traylor vs Suri
Date: May 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice shot by Tarczynski.
Holzken connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Holzken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski ducks right into an uppercut from Holzken.
Holzken throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tarczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski looks for the body kick but Holzken saw that one coming.
Tarczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holzken.
Holzken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holzken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holzken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tarczynski.
Holzken tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of 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!
A big right from Holzken misses.
Holzken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tarczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Holzken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarczynski looks to land a right hand but Holzken moved out of range.#T1#
Tarczynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Holzken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tarczynski's face.
#CUT2#
Karol Tarczynski's cut is getting worse.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the head.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tarczynski lands a right hand.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Holzken.
#ROC2#
Tarczynski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarczynski wants to stall.
Tarczynski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken blocking some punches.
Tarczynski holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tarczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Holzken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarczynski blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Holzken scores with a shoulder strike.
Holzken can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Holzken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarczynski.
Holzken lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Tarczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Tarczynski missing with knees to the body.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Tarczynski is blocking nicely.
Holzken tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holzken misses with a punch to the body.
Holzken landing knees to the head.
#CUT2#
Karol Tarczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tarczynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski'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.
#R2#
Tarczynski throws a jab when Holzken was well out of range.
Tarczynski misses with a body shot.
Tarczynski misses with a hook. Holzken ducked under it nicely.
Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holzken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarczynski - the referee stops the clock and Holzken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarczynski. Holzken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tarczynski checks a low kick from Holzken.
Tarczynski with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.#CL#
Tarczynski pushes Holzken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Tarczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holzken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken throws out a loose jab but Tarczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Holzken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holzken is looking to clinch but Tarczynski is avoiding it.
Tarczynski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Holzken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarczynski jabs Holzken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nieky Holzken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Holzken moves out of range of the leg kick from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holzken slips a straight right by Tarczynski.
The fighters circling - Holzken throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Holzken rushes Tarczynski and presses him up against the ropes.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Holzken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holzken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Holzken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the ropes.
Holzken is trying to stall.
#T2#
Tarczynski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Holzken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tarczynski's brow.
Holzken prevents Tarczynski from breaking the clinch.
Tarczynski pushes Holzken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarczynski tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holzken scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Tarczynski.
Come on Tarczynski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Holzken gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the ropes.
Holzken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tarczynski is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Tarczynski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tarczynski scores with a nice right hand.
Holzken wants to clinch up but Tarczynski keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tarczynski. Holzken shrugs it off though. #CL2#
Holzken darts in and clinches Tarczynski up against the ropes.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Tarczynski breaks the clinch.
Holzken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tarczynski counters with a good, hard body kick but Holzken shrugs it off.
Tarczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarczynski sets himself, and Holzken steps forward looking for the clinch! Tarczynski avoids it this time.
Holzken throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Holzken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holzken takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski lands a jab to Holzken's midsection.
Holzken cracks Tarczynski with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Holzken closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarczynski tries a knee to the head but Holzken blocks it.
Holzken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Tarczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Holzken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarczynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Tarczynski breaks from the clinch.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holzken.
Tarczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Holzken slips under a jab.
Tarczynski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Tarczynski. #T2##CL2#
Holzken clinches up against the ropes.
Tarczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarczynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarczynski taking a breather.
Tarczynski trying to stall but Holzken improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tarczynski.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tarczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holzken lands a knee to the head.
Holzken blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Holzken misses with a body punch.
Nieky Holzken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holzken throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski swings wildly with an uppercut but Holzken uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Tarczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tarczynski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Tarczynski!
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Event:
K-1 18 Szczesny vs Young
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Malone tries to clinch up but Holzken circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Holzken. That snapped Malone's head back.
#CUT#
It looks like Bugsy Malone has been cut.
Holzken bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malone's head backwards.#ROC#
Malone is rocked!
Holzken connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Malone to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Holzken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nieky Holzken!
Our winner, Nieky Holzken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
VFA Wednesday Fights 3
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
That kick from Holzken tenderised Murray's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holzken checks a leg kick nicely.#CL#
Holzken instigates a clinch.
Murray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holzken tries a body shot but Murray blocks it.
Holzken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray leaning against his opponent.
Murray lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.#BC2#
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holzken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holzken misses with a low kick.#T1#
Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT2#
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Murray lands with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Holzken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murray.
#CL#
Holzken instigates a clinch.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Murray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holzken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Murray 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.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray throws a series of punches but Holzken avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Holzken forces Murray back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holzken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray stalling.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Holzken blocks the elbow strike.
Murray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Murray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murray receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Murray misses with an elbow strike.
Murray pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lee Murray.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holzken blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray misses with the combination.
Holzken lands a jab to the head.
Holzken throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Murray crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nieky Holzken!
Our winner, Nieky Holzken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lee Murray was interviewed post fight and said 'He is good, respect.'.
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Event:
EFFA 191
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Salamanca misses with a leg kick. #CL2#
Holzken closes the distance and clinches.
Holzken avoiding damage.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken misses with an elbow over the top.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca trying to stall but Holzken improves his position.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holzken.
Salamanca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
Salamanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salamanca throws an elbow that misses.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Holzken scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holzken.
Holzken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salamanca trying to control the position but instead, Holzken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salamanca into the ropes.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salamanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salamanca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holzken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salamanca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holzken blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Holzken scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tuco Salamanca has been cut.
Holzken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salamanca is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salamanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T2#
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca tries to land knees in the clinch but Holzken avoids the damage to the body.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salamanca's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salamanca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca looking to throw knees to the head but Holzken is blocking nicely.
Holzken trying to stall but Salamanca improves his position.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holzken is working Salamanca over against the ropes.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
#T3#
Salamanca is looking to control Holzken's arms but Holzken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salamanca has his back to the ropes.
Holzken digs a right hand into Salamanca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salamanca's gas tank.
Salamanca landing knees to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Nieky Holzken has been cut.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Holzken tries to stall but Salamanca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salamanca.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Salamanca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holzken's brow.
Salamanca lands an uppercut.
Holzken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca lands an elbow that stopped Holzken in his tracks for a moment. #T4#
Holzken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzken is struggling to control the position.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holzken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Salamanca.
Salamanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it misses.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salamanca's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
Holzken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holzken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salamancas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holzken throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Holzken closes the distance and clinches.
Salamanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salamanca trying to stall but Holzken improves his position.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
Salamanca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holzken has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca looking to slow down the pace here.
Holzken letting Salamanca take a breather here.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
Salamanca wants to stall.
#T1#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tuco Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Holzken. #CL2#
Holzken moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holzken as Salamanca tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holzken as Salamanca tries to tie him up.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holzken into the ropes.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca looking to slow down the pace here.
Holzken is trying to stall.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holzken backwards.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Salamanca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzken.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Salamanca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca missing with knees to the body.
Holzken taking a breather. #T3#
Salamanca misses with an elbow strike.
Holzken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salamanca is keeping busy.
Nieky Holzken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca trying to stall but Holzken improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Salamanca as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salamanca lands a nice knee to the body.
Holzken is breathing heavily.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca stalling in the clinch but Holzken improves position.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Holzken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salamanca tries to stall but Holzken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salamanca misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Holzken.
Salamanca pushes Holzken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salamanca tries to stall but Holzken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salamanca trying to control the position but instead, Holzken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salamanca into the ropes.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Holzken avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Holzken tries a body shot but Salamanca blocks it.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Holzken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holzken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nieky Holzken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R3##CL2#
Holzken closes the distance and clinches.
Holzken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holzken looking to throw knees to the head but Salamanca is blocking nicely.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holzken takes an elbow to the temple.
Holzken wants to stall.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salamanca's face.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Salamanca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Salamanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holzken avoiding damage as Salamanca throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Salamanca.
Holzken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holzken avoiding damage as Salamanca throws knees to the body.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks it.
Holzken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holzken throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holzken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holzken has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Salamanca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salamanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holzken avoids the elbow strike from Salamanca, against the ropes.
#T2#
Knees to the body from Salamanca.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Salamanca to work.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks it.
Holzken missing with knees to the body.
Salamanca is stalling here.
Holzken stalling in the clinch but Salamanca improves position.
Holzken trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holzken into the ropes.
Salamanca can't find room to land a body shot as Holzken controls the action.
#T3#
A short right from Holzken.
Salamanca takes a shot to the head.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holzken takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Salamanca controlling the action here for a moment.
Salamanca cracks Holzken with a nice body shot.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salamanca misses with a body punch.
Salamanca tries to stall but Holzken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salamanca.#T4#
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken just leaning against Salamanca, taking a breather.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salamanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salamanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holzken is keeping busy.
Salamanca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salamanca as Holzken tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
Holzken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holzken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salamanca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Holzken really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Salamanca tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Holzken moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
Salamanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salamanca is trying to stall.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Holzken misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca stalling the fight.
Holzken avoiding damage as Salamanca throws knees to the body.
Holzken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salamanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Holzken.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Salamanca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holzken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salamanca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holzken avoids a wild elbow strike from Salamanca.
Salamanca missing with knees to the body.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks with his arms.
Holzken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
Holzken lands a nice uppercut.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Holzken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2#
Holzken looking to slow down the pace here.
Holzken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Salamanca lands a right hand.
Salamanca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salamanca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holzken is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Salamanca cracks Holzken with a nice body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salamanca works on Holzken's body with a couple of short punches.
Salamanca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salamanca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holzken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzken. #T3#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Salamanca as the two fighters clinch.
Holzken managing to block the knees to the body from Salamanca.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzken.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salamanca's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salamanca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salamanca's face.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holzken avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Salamanca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holzken's brow.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Salamanca.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Holzken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holzken throws a punch but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca digs a right hand into Holzken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holzken's gas tank.
Holzken dodges an elbow strike from Salamanca.
Holzken trying to control the position but instead, Salamanca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holzken into the ropes.
Holzken has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salamanca is trying to maintain a safe position but Holzken gets an underhook and turns Salamanca into the ropes.
Salamanca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salamanca has Holzken pushed against the ropes.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tuco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Holzken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salamanca.
Salamanca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holzken blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Holzken down.
Nice defenses there by Holzken.
Holzken scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Holzken moves into the clinch successfully.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken with a knee to the head.
Holzken lands a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holzken.
A right hand to the body from Holzken.
#T1#
Holzken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
Holzken misses with a knee strike.
Salamanca is trying to stall.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca is trying to maintain a safe position but Holzken gets an underhook and turns Salamanca into the ropes.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca managing to block the knees to the body from Holzken.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salamanca misses with an elbow strike.
Holzken blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holzken is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Holzken.
Salamanca taking a breather. #T2#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Holzken tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Holzken back against the ropes.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Holzken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holzken as Salamanca tries to tie him up.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salamanca misses with a knee to the head.
Holzken tries a knee to the head but Salamanca blocks it.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salamanca is trying to maintain a safe position but Holzken gets an underhook and turns Salamanca into the ropes.#T3#
Salamanca tries a knee to the head but Holzken blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Salamanca.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holzken is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Salamanca stalling against the ropes.
Salamanca controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Salamanca for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Salamanca throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Holzken.
Salamanca throws an elbow that misses.
Salamanca lands an elbow inside.
Holzken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holzken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salamanca blocks it with crossed arms.
Salamanca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holzken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salamanca avoids it.
Tuco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca is trying to stall.
Salamanca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holzken connects with a knee to the head.
Salamanca is looking to control Holzken's arms but Holzken gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salamanca has his back to the ropes.
Salamanca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nieky Holzken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holzken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nieky Holzken!
Nieky Holzken thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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