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FEN 006 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrik Kippax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opel Insignia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opel Insignia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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278 lbs
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266 lbs
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Brawler
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrik Kippax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Opel Insignia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insignia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kippax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Kippax.
Insignia needs to keep his hands up - Kippax had a free shot at his head there.
Kippax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Insignia is keeping busy.
Kippax tries to land knees in the clinch but Insignia avoids the damage to the body.
Insignia looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kippax darts in and clinches Insignia up against the ropes.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Insignia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insignia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Insignia looks to land a combination but Kippax avoids it well.
Insignia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Insignia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Insignia tries to move into range but Kippax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kippax wants to clinch up but Insignia keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Insignia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kippax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Insignia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kippax tries to bum rush Insignia with a series of wild strikes but Insignia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Insignia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kippax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Insignia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia moves into the clinch successfully.
Insignia controlling the action here for a moment.
Insignia misses with a body punch.
Kippax is pushing Insignia up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Insignia is keeping busy.
Kippax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kippax tries to work over Insignia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Insignia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kippax backwards.
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 Patrik Kippax will probably get the nod.
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.
Kippax tries to keep at a distance but Insignia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kippax tries to break the clinch but Insignia is controlling the position.
Insignia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kippax tries to clinch up.
Insignia takes the fight into the clinch.
Kippax wants to stall.
Kippax can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kippax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Insignia effectively controlling the action here.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insignia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Insignia clinches.
Kippax avoids a wild elbow strike from Insignia.
Insignia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Insignia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kippax closes the distance and pushes Insignia back into the ropes.
Kippax wants to break free but Insignia has control.
Kippax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Insignia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kippax's efforts to push away.
Opel Insignia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kippax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Kippax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Insignia tries to land a front kick but Kippax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Insignia tries a head kick but it misses.
Insignia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patrik Kippax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kippax throws a body kick that misses
and Insignia counters with a nice body kick.
Good work by Insignia as he checks the leg kick.
Kippax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Insignia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kippax is trying to push Insignia away but Insignia has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kippax is trying to maintain a safe position but Insignia gets an underhook and turns Kippax into the ropes.
Kippax is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Insignia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kippax's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opel Insignia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Insignia rushes Kippax and presses him up against the ropes.
Insignia managing to block the knees to the body from Kippax.
Insignia keeps control of Kippax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kippax tries to land knees in the clinch but Insignia avoids the damage to the body.
Kippax wants to stall.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kippax moves in looking to clinch but Insignia pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insignia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kippax blocks a head kick by Insignia.
Kippax seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Insignia moves into the clinch successfully.
Insignia breaks the clinch.
Insignia has closed the distance and engaged Kippax in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Kippax to work.
Kippax wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Insignia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kippax wants to clinch.
Insignia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Insignia misses with a double jab.
As Insignia tries to get set, Kippax tries to push him back and clinch up but Insignia manages to avoid the attempt.
Kippax is looking to clinch but Insignia is avoiding it.
Insignia has closed the distance and engaged Kippax in a clinch.
Insignia manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kippax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kippax swinging wildly here.
Kippax throws a body kick that misses.
Insignia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kippax misses with a two punch combination.
Kippax wants to clinch up but Insignia keeps it at a distance.
Kippax clinches.
Kippax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Kippax has Insignia up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Insignia trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opel Insignia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Insignia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opel Insignia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Man In Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Keita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Brawler
Prefers standup
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Very confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Man In Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhamed Keita!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keita lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
In Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keita stalling in the clinch but In Black improves position.
In Black holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Keita can't break the clinch.
Keita is looking to control In Black's arms but In Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keita has his back to the ropes.
In Black is trying to break the clinch but Keita has him pressed against the ropes.
In Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Keita controls his hands.
In Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
In Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Keita.
Keita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keita looks to land a body kick but In Black moved away.
In Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
In Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
In Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Keita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
In Black tries to clinch but Keita is having none of it.
Keita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. In Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keita fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. In Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
In Black clinches.
In Black looking to stall.
Keita wants to break the clinch but can't.
In Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Keita has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from In Black.
Keita thuds a left hand into In Black's body.
Keita tries to clinch but In Black moves out of range.
In Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
In Black tries to clinch there but Keita circles away.
A lazy left from Keita finds it's target.
Keita staggers In Black with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! In Black looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
In Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Keita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keita wants to clinch up but In Black keeps it at a distance.
In Black tries to clinch but Keita moves away
enabling Keita to counter with a crisp jab.
In Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
In Black prevents Keita from breaking the clinch.
In Black tries to circle away but Keita has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Muhamed Keita should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keita gets a clinch.
In Black tries to circle away but Keita has him pinned against the ropes.
Keita wants to get back to striking at distance but In Black won't allow it.
In Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Keita controls his hands.
In Black misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
In Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Keita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keita looking to stall.
In Black looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita is looking to break free of the clinch but In Black has double underhooks.
In Black keeps control of Keita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on In Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
In Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
In Black tries to break the clinch but Keita is controlling the position.
In Black stalling in the clinch.
Keita lands a left hand.
In Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
In Black is trying to break the clinch but Keita is controlling him.
In Black leaning against his opponent.
Keita avoiding damage as In Black throws knees to the body.
In Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Keita keeps the fight in the clinch, despite In Black's efforts to push away.
Keita tries to break free but In Black pushes him back against the ropes.
Keita has had enough of the clinch but In Black keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
In Black wants to break free but Keita has control.
Keita with a knee to the head.
In Black stalling in the clinch but Keita improves position.
Keita wants to get back to striking at distance but In Black won't allow it.
Keita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keita lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
In Black closes the distance and pushes Keita back into the ropes.
In Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
In Black instigates a clinch.
In Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Keita.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keita using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
In Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keita lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamed Keita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Keita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
In Black throws a combination that misses
and Keita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
In Black is rocked!
A head kick misses from In Black.
Keita is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh In Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keita feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! In Black collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muhamed Keita!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Urodzony By Przegrac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wincent Montag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urodzony By Przegrac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wincent Montag!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
By Przegrac wants to clinch up but Montag keeps it at a distance.
Montag misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Montag takes the fight into the clinch.
Montag breaks from the clinch.
Montag misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
By Przegrac delivers a nice body kick.
By Przegrac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montag throws a body punch but By Przegrac moves out of range.
By Przegrac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montag avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montag keeps the fight on the outside.
By Przegrac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
By Przegrac digs a good body shot into Montag's ribs.
Montag closes the distance and clinches.
By Przegrac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
By Przegrac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
By Przegrac is trying to maintain a safe position but Montag gets an underhook and turns By Przegrac into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
By Przegrac letting Montag take a breather here.
By Przegrac managing to block the knees to the body from Montag.
A knee to the head by By Przegrac.
Montag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montag closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montag wants to break free but By Przegrac has control.
By Przegrac is trying to break the clinch but Montag is controlling him.
Montag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
By Przegrac lands with a nice body punch.
Montag throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
By Przegrac wants to clinch up but Montag keeps it at a distance.
Montag throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
By Przegrac scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Montag keeps the fight on the outside.
Montag is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
By Przegrac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montag throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and By Przegrac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
By Przegrac tries to bum rush Montag with a series of wild strikes but Montag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montag wants to counter the offense by By Przegrac and move into the clinch position.
Montag gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 Urodzony By Przegrac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wincent Montag'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.
Nice uppercut lands for By Przegrac. That snapped Montag's head back.
Montag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
By Przegrac has had enough of the clinch but Montag keeps him there for the moment.
By Przegrac is trying to push Montag away but Montag has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Montag taking a breather.
Montag prevents By Przegrac from breaking the clinch.
Montag is trying to force a seperation but By Przegrac has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montag.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montag manages to break the clinch.
Urodzony By Przegrac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
By Przegrac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
By Przegrac tries to clinch there but Montag circles away.
Montag rushes By Przegrac and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montag missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on By Przegrac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
By Przegrac misses with a punch to the body.
Montag has By Przegrac pressed against the ropes, preventing By Przegrac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montag trying to land knees to the body.
Montag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montag darts in and clinches By Przegrac up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
By Przegrac is trying to break the clinch but Montag is controlling him.
Montag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montag misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montag.
By Przegrac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Montag is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
By Przegrac trying to control the position but instead, Montag has worked for underhooks and has pushed By Przegrac into the ropes.
A knee to the head by By Przegrac.
Montag is pushing By Przegrac up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Montag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montag trying to land knees to the body.
By Przegrac letting Montag take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wincent Montag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wincent Montag'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!
Montag clinches with his opponent.
By Przegrac is looking to break free of the clinch but Montag has double underhooks.
Montag prevents By Przegrac from breaking the clinch.
By Przegrac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
By Przegrac is looking to clinch but Montag is avoiding it.
Montag clinches with his opponent.
Montag has By Przegrac pressed against the ropes.
Montag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montag misses with a wild combination.
Montag forces By Przegrac back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
By Przegrac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montag.
By Przegrac trying to control the position but instead, Montag has worked for underhooks and has pushed By Przegrac into the ropes.
By Przegrac tries to break the clinch but Montag is controlling the position.
Montag misses with a knee to the head.
By Przegrac working aggressively here.
Montag is trying to break the clinch but By Przegrac is controlling him.
By Przegrac avoiding damage as Montag throws knees to the body.
Montag throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
By Przegrac wants to break free but Montag has control.
Montag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
By Przegrac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montag throws a hook but By Przegrac avoids it easily.
Montag moves into range and clinches up with By Przegrac.
By Przegrac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Montag has By Przegrac pushed against the ropes.
Montag manages to break the clinch.
By Przegrac tries to clinch but Montag moves out of range.
By Przegrac with a hook.
Montag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
By Przegrac throws a counter high kick but Montag was just alert enough to avoid it.
Montag circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
By Przegrac wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wincent Montag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montag 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wincent Montag!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski comes into the arena with Waters Of Nazareth - Justice blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Saber!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobzinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Saber.
A little feinted left hand from Dobzinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saber scores with a decent looking hook.
Saber swings widly with a right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saber throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Dobzinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saber to score with a decent uppercut.
Saber throws a leg kick
and Dobzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saber swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Saber misses
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber misses with a jab to the body
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Cameron Saber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dobzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saber misses with an uppercut
and Dobzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saber misses with a body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Saber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Saber misses with a hook to the body
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dobzinski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Saber misses
and Saber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saber throws a poor cross that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Saber scores with a shot to the body.
Saber misses with a right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saber misses with a left hand
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Dobzinski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Saber connects with a solid leg kick.
Saber misses the body punch
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Saber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Saber misses with a lunging right hand
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saber misses with a right hand
and Saber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dobzinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saber throws a right hand that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber misses with a body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saber throws a leg kick
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dobzinski counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Saber misses
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Saber throws a leg kick
and Dobzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saber is rocked!
Saber misses with an uppercut
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saber is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobzinski finish him?
Saber throws a right hand that misses
and as Saber tries to reset, Dobzinski cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Saber is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marcelo Dobzinski!
A victorious Marcelo Dobzinski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dawid Jelinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caua Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jelinek has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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278 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Jelinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caua Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azevedo tries to counter with a clinch but Jelinek shakes him off and moves away.
Jelinek 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.
Azevedo wants to clinch up but Jelinek keeps it at a distance.
Jelinek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Azevedo works over Jelinek's head and body with a nice combination.
Azevedo moves into the clinch.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jelinek looks for the body kick but Azevedo saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azevedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azevedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo clinches.
Jelinek is trying to push Azevedo away but Azevedo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jelinek is trying to force a seperation but Azevedo has the dominant position.
Jelinek is breathing heavily.
Jelinek trying to control the position but instead, Azevedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jelinek into the ropes.
Jelinek is trying to maintain a safe position but Azevedo gets an underhook and turns Jelinek into the ropes.
Jelinek can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jelinek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jelinek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo closes the distance and clinches.
Jelinek tries to break the clinch but Azevedo is controlling the position.
Azevedo has Jelinek pressed against the ropes, preventing Jelinek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jelinek circles away.
Azevedo lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jelinek takes an elbow to the temple.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jelinek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo taking a breather.
Jelinek taking a breather.
Jelinek stalling in the clinch but Azevedo improves position.
Jelinek trying to stall but Azevedo improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caua Azevedo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azevedo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Azevedo lands with a slapping head kick.
Azevedo swings for the body but Jelinek moves out of range.
Jelinek tries to counter by clinching up but Azevedo breaks away and moves out of range.
Jelinek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azevedo throws a head punch that misses.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo has closed the distance and engaged Jelinek in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo trying to stall but Jelinek improves his position.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a wild body kick that Jelinek sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo pushes Jelinek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jelinek was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo.
Dawid Jelinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azevedo fakes the leg kick and cracks Jelinek in the body.
Azevedo clinches up with Jelinek and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jelinek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azevedo throws a hook to the side of Jelinek's head but Jelinek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jelinek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Azevedo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jelinek gets tackled into the ropes by Azevedo. Azevedo maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo just leaning against Jelinek, taking a breather.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo scores with a head kick. Jelinek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jelinek looks to land a right hand but Azevedo moved out of range.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jelinek.
Azevedo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azevedo takes the fight into the clinch.
Azevedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Azevedo looking to stall.
Azevedo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caua Azevedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jelinek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jelinek tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Azevedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jelinek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Azevedo tries to get set, Jelinek tries to push him back and clinch up but Azevedo manages to avoid the attempt.
Azevedo needs to keep his hands up - Jelinek had a free shot at his head there.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jelinek sets himself, and Azevedo steps forward looking for the clinch! Jelinek avoids it this time.
Jelinek throws a body kick that misses.
Jelinek takes the fight into the clinch.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo blocks a head kick by Jelinek.
Azevedo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azevedo wants to clinch.
Jelinek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo has Jelinek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Azevedo tries to clinch there but Jelinek circles away.
Azevedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jelinek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Azevedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Caua Azevedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jelinek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jelinek tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looks to land a left hand but Jelinek moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo scores with a head kick.
Azevedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Jelinek avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jelinek tries to counter by clinching up but Azevedo breaks away and moves out of range.
Azevedo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jelinek, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo closes the distance and clinches.
Azevedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jelinek controls his hands.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jelinek is keeping busy.
Dawid Jelinek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caua Azevedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azevedo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jelinek's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caua Azevedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azevedo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caua Azevedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xingu Huka Huka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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249 lbs
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Dangerous knees
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xingu Huka Huka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huka Huka is looking for a counter combo.
Wiggins is looking to clinch.
It looked like Huka Huka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wiggins moves in looking to clinch but Huka Huka pushes him off.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Huka Huka is having none of it.
Wiggins moves in looking to clinch but Huka Huka pushes him off.
Huka Huka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Andrew Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggins takes the fight into the clinch.
Huka Huka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huka Huka lands with a light punch inside.
Wiggins lands with a short shot to the head.
Huka Huka misses with the head strike.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
Huka Huka blocks an uppercut.
Huka Huka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huka Huka backwards.
It looks like Xingu Huka Huka has been cut.
Wiggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggins pushes Huka Huka back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huka Huka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins clinches with his opponent.
Huka Huka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins clinches with his opponent.
Huka Huka has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggins.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggins lands a nice uppercut.
Huka Huka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiggins pushes Huka Huka back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wiggins on the inside.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggins fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huka Huka misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins lands a shoulder strike.
Huka Huka blocking some punches.
Wiggins misses with some punches.
A short right from Wiggins on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wiggins.
Wiggins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huka Huka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Huka Huka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Huka Huka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wiggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggins misses with some punches.
Huka Huka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huka Huka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggins fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xingu Huka Huka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiggins moves into range and clinches up with Huka Huka.
Huka Huka blocks an uppercut.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Huka Huka.
Wiggins misses with the head strike.
Wiggins misses with some punches.
Huka Huka manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Huka Huka moves out of range.
Huka Huka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wiggins tries to clinch there but Huka Huka circles away.
As Wiggins looks to move away, Huka Huka throws a big counter combo but Wiggins just gets out of the way.
Huka Huka tries to keep at a distance but Wiggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggins.
Wiggins throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huka Huka swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggins fails to land.
Huka Huka breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huka Huka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins is looking to clinch but Huka Huka is avoiding it.
Huka Huka throws a big counter combination but Wiggins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wiggins is looking to clinch but Huka Huka is avoiding it.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Huka Huka is having none of it.
Huka Huka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wiggins.
Wiggins instigates a clinch.
Wiggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggins throws a punch but it's blocked by Huka Huka.
Huka Huka looking to stall.
Huka Huka breaks from the clinch.
Wiggins clinches up with Huka Huka and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wiggins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huka Huka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins clinches up with Huka Huka and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wiggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Huka Huka.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wiggins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins working aggressively here.
Huka Huka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huka Huka breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrew Wiggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huka Huka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggins misses with some punches.
Wiggins throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huka Huka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggins misses with the head strike.
Wiggins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggins lands with a short shot to the head.
Huka Huka blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huka Huka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xingu Huka Huka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Huka Huka tries to keep at a distance but Wiggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrew Wiggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huka Huka blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huka Huka.
Wiggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huka Huka backwards.
Huka Huka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huka Huka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huka Huka is looking to counter the offense by Wiggins and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Huka Huka misses with a punch on the inside.
Huka Huka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Huka Huka missing with knees to the body.
Wiggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huka Huka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggins's elbow.
Huka Huka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huka Huka throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggins.
Huka Huka tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Huka Huka back against the ropes.
Huka Huka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huka Huka taking a breather.
Xingu Huka Huka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiggins blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Huka Huka fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huka Huka scores with a shot to the side of Wiggins's head.
Huka Huka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huka Huka breaks the clinch.
Huka Huka keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggins tries to clinch there but Huka Huka circles away.
Huka Huka tries to keep at a distance but Wiggins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Huka Huka misses with a knee strike.
Huka Huka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huka Huka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Huka Huka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huka Huka misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xingu Huka Huka.
I think Wiggins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Wiggins!
A relieved looking Andrew Wiggins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Klemens Czerwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klemens Czerwinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid tries to clinch there but Czerwinski circles away.
Czerwinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Czerwinski is looking for a counter combo.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kid swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid throws a head kick that Czerwinski semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid has Czerwinski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Czerwinski tries to break the clinch but Kid is controlling the position.
Kid lands with a right to the head.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
Kid looks to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Czerwinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid throws a head kick but Czerwinski moves out of range.
Kid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Czerwinski, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Czerwinski.
Czerwinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kid has him pressed against the ropes.
Czerwinski tries to stall but Kid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Czerwinski's efforts to push away.
Kid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Czerwinski has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Kid to work.
Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Czerwinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid tries to clinch but Czerwinski moves away
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Kid.
Czerwinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Czerwinski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Czerwinski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid clinches with his opponent.
Czerwinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
Czerwinski dodges the punch combination from Kid.
A low kick from Kid is predictable there
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid throws a combination that misses
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klemens Czerwinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Czerwinski, pushing him back against the ropes.
Czerwinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Czerwinski backwards.
Kid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Klemens Czerwinski has been cut.
Czerwinski being controlled against the ropes.
Czerwinski pushes Kid back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Czerwinski wants to stall.
Czerwinski is trying to break the clinch but Kid is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czerwinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kid wants to stall.
Kid lands a nice uppercut.
Kid effectively controlling the action here.
Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kid misses with a body punch
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Kid.
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!
Kid wants to clinch but Czerwinski slips to the side
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid closes the distance but Czerwinski moves to the side
and Czerwinski counters with a left and a right that stings Kid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klemens Czerwinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Klemens Czerwinski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kid darts in trying to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at Czerwinski to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kid manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid tries to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a two punch combo.
Czerwinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Kid will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czerwinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Czerwinski is looking for a counter combo.
Czerwinski checks a low kick from Kid.
Kid tries to clinch but Czerwinski moves away
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kid looks to land a combination but Czerwinski avoids it well.
Kid throws a head kick that half lands.
Kid tries to clinch there but Czerwinski circles away.
As Kid looks to move away, Czerwinski throws a big counter combo but Kid just gets out of the way.
Kid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Czerwinski counters with a one-two to the body.
Czerwinski avoids the head kick by Kid.
Czerwinski appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Czerwinski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Czerwinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Czerwinski counters with a series of strikes. Kid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kid tries to clinch
and Czerwinski counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at Czerwinski to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klemens Czerwinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Czerwinski 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klemens Czerwinski!
After winning the bout, Klemens Czerwinski 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tymoteusz Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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45
190 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tymoteusz Filipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Goldman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Filipowicz takes a step back to recover.
Filipowicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Filipowicz throws a counter combo.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goldman scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. Filipowicz saw that one coming.
Goldman misses the jab.
Goldman feints and then cracks Filipowicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipowicz down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Goldman slams his shin into Filipowicz's torso.
Filipowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Filipowicz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goldman.
Goldman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filipowicz under the eye.
Goldman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Goldman.
Goldman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldman.
Despite the aggression on Filipowicz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goldman looks to land a right hand but Filipowicz moved out of range.
Filipowicz moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goldman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Filipowicz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filipowicz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filipowicz throws a counter combo.
Goldman throws a leg kick which misses Filipowicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipowicz tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman looks for the body kick but Filipowicz saw that one coming.
Filipowicz staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Filipowicz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Filipowicz staying out of range there.
Filipowicz throws a counter combo.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Filipowicz throws a counter combo.
Goldman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Filipowicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goldman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filipowicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filipowicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goldman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filipowicz if he has to take too many more of those.
Filipowicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goldman. Goldman obviously looking to wear him down.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipowicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Goldman throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Goldman works Filipowicz's body with a nice hook.
Goldman works the jab nicely.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filipowicz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goldman closes the distance and catches Filipowicz with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Filipowicz is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Filipowicz is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Filipowicz is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Goldman takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eldar Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eldar Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Smith!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a hook. Kopejtka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kopejtka lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Kopejtka lands a body shot.
Eldar Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopejtka sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith connects with a right hand. Kopejtka shakes it off.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kopejtka's head.
It looks like Douglas Kopejtka has been cut.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Kopejtka.
Smith throws a body punch but Kopejtka moves out of range.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopejtka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kopejtka throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Kopejtka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith tries to bum rush Kopejtka with a series of wild strikes but Kopejtka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kopejtka throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopejtka.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kopejtka loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Good exchange - Kopejtka coming out on top.
Kopejtka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka misses with a double jab.
Kopejtka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Kopejtka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kopejtka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Kopejtka throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith with a hook.
Kopejtka throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopejtka moves away.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Kopejtka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith throws a body punch but Kopejtka moves out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Kopejtka avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Kopejtka blocks it.
Kopejtka throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopejtka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Kopejtka throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Smith.
Kopejtka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Kopejtka scores with a four punch combination!
Kopejtka throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kopejtka.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopejtka is just out of range.
Kopejtka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kopejtka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith jabs at Kopejtka's body.
Eldar Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kopejtka was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Kopejtka staggers Smith with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Smith looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Kopejtka is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Douglas Kopejtka!
Douglas Kopejtka retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Douglas Kopejtka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton's entrance music is Eminem - Berzerk. A fine choice. Patrick Jane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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28
156 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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178 lbs
47 - 19 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton lands a nice shot that snaps Jane's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Eaton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eaton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jane.
Jane scores with a head kick. Eaton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eaton keeps the fight on the outside.
Jane misses with a head kick.
Eaton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jane connects with a crisp jab.
Patrick Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eaton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eaton throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane moves into the clinch successfully.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane blocks an uppercut.
Jane throws an elbow but it misses.
Eaton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jane backwards.
Jane working aggressively here.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton looking to slow down the pace here.
Eaton just leaning against Jane, taking a breather.
Jane is trying to break the clinch but Eaton has him pressed against the ropes.
Eaton gets through Jane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jane is looking to break free of the clinch but Eaton has double underhooks.
Eaton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as Jane controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jane wants to get back to striking at distance but Eaton won't allow it.
Eaton can't find room to land a body shot as Jane controls the action.
Jane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters circling a little - Eaton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eaton throws a hook but Jane blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eaton pushes Jane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Jane avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the ropes.
Jane looking to stall.
Jane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eaton fails to land with a series of punches.
Jane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eaton.
Jane moves into the clinch successfully.
Eaton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jane's efforts to push away.
Eaton misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jane tries to clinch up but Eaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Jane misses with a combination
and Eaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Jane throws a series of punches but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eaton scores with a push kick.
Eaton works Jane's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Jane.
Eaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane misses with a straight left.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Eaton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eaton!
Eaton motions for Jane to come forward. Eaton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eaton throws a looping overhand right but Jane ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton cracks Jane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eaton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eaton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Eaton.
Jane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eaton lands a nice uppercut.
Jane looking to slow down the pace here.
Eaton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Eaton can't find room to land a body shot as Jane controls the action.
Eaton lands a nice shot to the body.
Eaton tries a body shot but Jane blocks it.
Eaton pushes Jane back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Eaton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton has Jane pressed against the ropes, preventing Jane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eaton digs a right hand into Jane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jane's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jane.
Eaton digs a right hand underneath Jane's ribcage. Jane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eaton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eaton gets through Jane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Jane.
Eaton managing to block the knees to the body from Jane.
Jane wants to get back to striking at distance but Eaton won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jane as Eaton tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Eaton.
Jane is breathing heavily.
Eaton lands a right hand.
Jane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eaton is keeping busy.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jane can do to turn this around?
Eaton misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eaton - the referee stops the clock and Jane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eaton. Jane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eaton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Eaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Eaton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Jane.
Eaton lands a front kick.
Eaton scores with a hook to the body. Jane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eaton scores with a shot to the body.
Eaton looks for the body kick but Jane saw that one coming.
Eaton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eaton tries to bum rush Jane with a series of wild strikes but Jane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eaton misses with a straight right.
Jane tries to clinch
and before Jane can reset, Eaton rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Jane is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Eaton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Jane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eaton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice jab there from Eaton.
Jane tries to clinch up but Eaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Jane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jane tries to clinch
enabling Eaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Eaton misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Eaton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jane doesn't seem phased though.
Ashton Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jane.
Eaton throwing a counter right hand but Jane manages to avoid it.
Eaton thuds a left hand into Jane's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eaton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eaton lunges at Jane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jane's hand.
Jane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eaton throws an overhand right that lands on Jane's shoulder, as Jane tries to avoid the shot.
Eaton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane walks into a jab.
Jane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eaton counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane lands a nice looking body kick.
Eaton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eaton is looking for a counter combo.
Eaton throws a head kick that half lands.
Eaton misses the shot to the body.
As Eaton backs off Jane throws a huge counter combo but Eaton manages to avoid it all.
Eaton lands a head shot.
Jane misses with a leg kick
and Eaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eaton. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eaton misses with a kick to the body.
Jane throws a low kick, looking for Eaton's leg but Eaton calmly moves out of range.
Jane moves away from the strike by Eaton.
Jane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jane throws a sloppy head kick and Eaton moves out of range easily.
Ashton Eaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Eaton misses.
Eaton looks to land a left hand but Jane moved out of range nicely.
Jane moves out of range of the strikes.
Eaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jane throws a low kick, looking for Eaton's leg but Eaton calmly moves out of range.
Jane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Jane.
Jane doesn't manage to clinch there - Eaton circles away.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Jane avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Jane misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton had his way with Patrick Jane in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jane misses with a kick to the body
and Eaton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Eaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jane tries to clinch there but Eaton circles away.
Jane looks to score with a jab to the body but Eaton is just out of range.
Jane avoids the body shot from Eaton.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jane tries to clinch but Eaton moves away
and Eaton counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Patrick Jane has been cut.
Jane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jane is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eaton.
Jane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jane throws a leg kick
and Eaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Eaton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eaton keeps the fight on the outside.
Eaton scores with a jab.
Jane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Eaton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws the kick towards the body but Eaton avoids it.
Eaton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jane at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane defending well as Eaton loads up on a big left hand.
Jane is looking for the big counter here.
Eaton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jane's head backwards.
Jane is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Jane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eaton is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jane slips under a jab.
Jane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Jane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton Eaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eaton has Jane up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashton Eaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eaton 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Eaton!
Ashton Eaton retains his welterweight title!
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