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Event:
SFC 2 - Fallas vs. Quark
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porzingis moves away.
Porzingis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Porzingis gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porzingis moves away.
Coleman throws a jab when Porzingis was well out of range.
Coleman misses with an uppercut
and Porzingis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porzingis shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Porzingis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Porzingis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Porzingis.
Bear Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksis Porzingis.
Porzingis shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman throws a jab when Porzingis was well out of range.
Porzingis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily. #T1#
Porzingis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Porzingis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porzingis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porzingis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coleman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.
Porzingis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
Porzingis looks winded!
Porzingis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman moves out of range of the body kick.
Coleman is looking to counter punch.
Porzingis slips a jab from Coleman.
Porzingis moves away from the strike by Coleman.
A jab lands there for Coleman.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body. Porzingis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coleman misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Coleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Porzingis.
Porzingis moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porzingis fails with the takedown.#CL#
Coleman has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#Porzingis is rocked!#BC#
Coleman breaks the clinch.
Porzingis is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Porzingis drops his hands momentarily. Coleman doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Porzingis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Porzingis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bear Coleman! |
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Event:
BKA3 | Dastanov vs Vermeer
Date: Sep 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Porzingis gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doncic.
Porzingis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doncic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doncic tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porzingis is trying to maintain a safe position but Doncic gets an underhook and turns Porzingis into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic misses with a combination
and Porzingis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doncic is lucky that one didn't land flush. #CL#
Doncic instigates a clinch.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks the clinch.
Porzingis throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Porzingis to score with a decent uppercut.
Doncic looks to land a combination but Porzingis avoids it well. #CL2#
Porzingis moves into the clinch.#T1#
A body shot lands from Doncic.
Porzingis looks winded!
Doncic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Porzingis.#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Doncic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porzingis's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.#BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porzingis takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Porzingis.
Doncic misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
Doncic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Porzingis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.#T2##BC#
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Doncic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luka Doncic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doncic misses with an uppercut.
Doncic misses with a series of wild punches.
Doncic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porzingis counters with a solid body kick. #CL#
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Doncic drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Doncic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Porzingis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Doncic clinches. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Doncic scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Porzingis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Doncic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doncic misses with an elbow over the top.
Porzingis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doncic's elbow. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porzingis is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Doncic takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Doncic darts in and clinches Porzingis up against the ropes.
Porzingis taking a breather.
We've been informed that Porzingis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T1##BC#
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic cracks Porzingis with a nice body shot.
Porzingis blocks a body shot from Doncic. #BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Doncic lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Porzingis gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Porzingis gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch. #BC#
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porzingis can do to turn this around?#CL#
Doncic rushes Porzingis and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Porzingis wants to clinch up but Doncic keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Doncic instigates a clinch.
Doncic lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doncic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Porzingis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porzingis managing to block the knees to the body from Doncic.
#T2##BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic is looking to clinch.
Porzingis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porzingis, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Luka Doncic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Doncic closes the distance and clinches.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes. #BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Porzingis.
Doncic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Porzingis manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porzingis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Doncic wants to clinch.
Porzingis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doncic.#CL#
Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
Doncic tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Porzingis tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Doncic. Those never looked like landing.
Doncic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porzingis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porzingis keeps the fight on the outside.#T1##CL#
Doncic clinches. #BC2#
Porzingis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Despite the aggression on Porzingis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doncic throws a nice looking combination but Porzingis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porzingis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Porzingis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doncic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doncic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC#
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A combination from Doncic does no damage.
Doncic jabs Porzingis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doncic misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doncic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Porzingis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Doncic does no damage.
Doncic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
That's time! Doncic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Doncic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porzingis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porzingis looks to land a combination but Doncic avoids it well.
Doncic is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Doncic takes the fight into the clinch.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doncic digs a right hand into Porzingis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porzingis's gas tank. #BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porzingis.
A short left from Doncic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porzingis taking a breather.
Porzingis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Porzingis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porzingis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1##CL#
Doncic clinches. #BC2#
Porzingis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luka Doncic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doncic tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Doncic misses. #CL#
Doncic gets a clinch.
Porzingis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Doncic forces Porzingis back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Doncic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porzingis back to the ropes. Doncic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porzingis slips a jab and a cross from Doncic.
#T2##CL#
Doncic has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Porzingis tries to keep at a distance but Doncic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doncic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Porzingis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Doncic missing with knees to the body.
Doncic wants to break free but Porzingis has control.
Porzingis looking to stall.
Doncic scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Doncic misses with a two punch combination.
#CL#
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic had his way with Aleksis Porzingis in that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Porzingis tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
Porzingis keeps the fight on the outside.
Porzingis misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porzingis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doncic throws an elbow that misses.
Doncic tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doncic scores with a one two! Porzingis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Porzingis throws a head kick but Doncic moves out of range.
Doncic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porzingis circles away quickly and effectively.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doncic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doncic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doncic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Doncic clinches up with Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes.
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.
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!#BC#
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL#
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doncic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porzingis throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doncic. #CL#
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic lands a body shot. #BC#
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis tries to bum rush Doncic with a series of wild strikes but Doncic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Doncic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Luka Doncic is winning the standup battle so far.
Porzingis just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porzingis circles away quickly and effectively.#T2#
Doncic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porzingis circles away.
Porzingis misses with a double jab.
Doncic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porzingis back to the ropes. Doncic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Doncic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Porzingis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#BC2#
Porzingis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Doncic has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Doncic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksis Porzingis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luka Doncic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Doncic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doncic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Doncic! |
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Event:
BKA1 | Dastanov vs Doncic
Date: Aug 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Porzingis closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis tries to break the clinch but Vermeer is controlling the position.
Vermeer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Porzingis's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vermeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Porzingis's brow. #BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis unleashes a big counter combination but Vermeer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Porzingis darts in and clinches Vermeer up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer missing with knees to the body.
Porzingis lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
#CL#
Vermeer instigates a clinch.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Porzingis controls his hands.
Porzingis prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porzingis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Porzingis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Vermeer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Porzingis breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Porzingis blocks an elbow strike from Vermeer.
#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Porzingis working hard to break the clinch.
Vermeer taking a breather.#T2#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porzingis is looking to control Vermeer's arms but Vermeer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Porzingis has his back to the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeer working Porzingis over with knees to the body.
Porzingis looks winded!
Vermeer just leaning against Porzingis, taking a breather.
Vermeer holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Porzingis throws a leg kick but Vermeer sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Porzingis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Porzingis throws a head kick that misses.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Porzingis counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CL#
Porzingis tries to keep at a distance but Vermeer has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Porzingis is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Vermeer.
Vermeer digs a right hand into Porzingis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porzingis's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Vermeer. #T1##BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Porzingis dodges an elbow strike from Vermeer.
Porzingis looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer is looking to clinch. #CL#
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vermeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porzingis can do to turn this around?
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Porzingis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
#T2#
Porzingis tries to clinch but Vermeer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer doesn't manage to clinch there - Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
#CL2#
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
Vermeer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porzingis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Porzingis is trying to break the clinch but Vermeer has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolas Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolas Vermeer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Vermeer takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer dominated that second round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vermeer tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer cracks Porzingis with a nice body shot.
Vermeer lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porzingis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porzingis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeer circles away quickly and effectively.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1##CL#
Vermeer drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Porzingis letting Vermeer take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Porzingis as Vermeer tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.#CL#
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Porzingis being controlled against the ropes.
Porzingis misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2##BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Porzingis.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
#CL#
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Vermeer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porzingis looking to stall.
Vermeer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Porzingis or not.
A body shot lands from Vermeer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer is working Porzingis over against the ropes.#BC#
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range. #CL#
Vermeer closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porzingis.
A counter left hand to the body from Vermeer misses its target.
Porzingis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Porzingis wants to clinch.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer slips a jab and a cross from Porzingis.
#CL#
Vermeer clinches up with Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer wants to clinch.#T1#
Vermeer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porzingis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeer moves away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vermeer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porzingis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicolas Vermeer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Porzingis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porzingis trying to stall but Vermeer improves his position.
A short right from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the ropes. #BC#
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porzingis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Porzingis!
A nice leg kick lands there from Porzingis.
Vermeer tries to clinch but Porzingis is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Porzingis clinches up with Vermeer and pushes him back against the ropes.
Porzingis wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Vermeer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porzingis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksis Porzingis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Vermeer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Vermeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vermeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Vermeer has Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeer tries to clinch
and Porzingis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer wants to clinch.
Aleksis Porzingis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porzingis doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
Porzingis circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer tries to clinch up.#CL#
Vermeer rushes Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porzingis's elbow.
Vermeer lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Vermeer keeps control of Porzingis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porzingis avoids it.
Porzingis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porzingis wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeer won't allow it.
Vermeer has Porzingis pressed against the ropes, preventing Porzingis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vermeer lands a body punch.
Porzingis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Porzingis takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Vermeer blocks the leg kick.
Vermeer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vermeer tries to clinch up but Porzingis circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vermeer lands with a light punch inside.
Porzingis takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeer pushes Porzingis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeer.
Vermeer presses Porzingis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Vermeer wants to clinch up but Porzingis keeps it at a distance.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
Vermeer is looking to clinch.
Vermeer is looking to clinch but Porzingis is avoiding it.
#CL#
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
Vermeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vermeer looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksis Porzingis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Vermeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vermeer scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Vermeer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vermeer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Vermeer! |
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