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DARE KT SERIES FINALS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Owen Kyle (ranked 24669 p4p, 298 weight class) and Vladimir Smirnoff (ranked 9492 p4p, 171 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owen Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnoff connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smirnoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smirnoff has managed to clinch.
Smirnoff lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Owen Kyle has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnoff blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smirnoff.
Smirnoff forces Kyle back against the ropes and clinches.
Smirnoff misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnoff pushes off an throws an elbow but Kyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kyle's brow.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnoff throws an elbow but it misses.
Kyle keeps control of Smirnoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smirnoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnoff pushes Kyle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnoff tries to break free but Kyle pushes him back against the ropes.
Kyle avoids the elbow strike from Smirnoff, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smirnoff pushes off an throws an elbow but Kyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smirnoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnoff looks to throw a body kick
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vladimir Smirnoff has been cut.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnoff moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smirnoff is looking to land body kicks.
As Smirnoff looks to move away, Kyle throws a big counter combo but Smirnoff just gets out of the way.
Smirnoff clinches up with Kyle and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kyle trying to stall but Smirnoff improves his position.
Smirnoff manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnoff is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smirnoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smirnoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle wants to clinch up but Smirnoff keeps it at a distance.
Smirnoff throws a body kick that misses.
Kyle tries to clinch up but Smirnoff circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Smirnoff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smirnoff lands a nice elbow.
Smirnoff tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smirnoff as Kyle tries to tie him up.
Kyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle prevents Smirnoff from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kyle blocks an elbow strike from Smirnoff.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smirnoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnoff slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff missing with knees to the body.
Smirnoff misses with an elbow over the top.
Kyle tries to circle away but Smirnoff has him pinned against the ropes.
Kyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kyle tries to break the clinch but Smirnoff is controlling the position.
Kyle avoiding damage as Smirnoff throws knees to the body.
Smirnoff misses with some punches.
Smirnoff tries to stall but Kyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smirnoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnoff tries to work over Kyle's front leg with a kick but Kyle checks it.
Smirnoff throws a wild body kick that Kyle sees coming a mile off.
Kyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnoff circles away.
Smirnoff blocks the body kick.
Smirnoff darts in and clinches Kyle up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to circle away but Smirnoff has him pinned against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kyle's brow.
Smirnoff wants to stall.
Vladimir Smirnoff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smirnoff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kyle's efforts to push away.
Kyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff trying to stall but Kyle improves his position.
Kyle is trying to break the clinch but Smirnoff is controlling him.
Kyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Smirnoff won't allow it.
Smirnoff takes a shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kyle dodges an elbow strike from Smirnoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Smirnoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smirnoff looks to land a combination but Kyle avoids it well.
Kyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnoff throws a wild body kick that Kyle sees coming a mile off.
Kyle misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Kyle misses.
Kyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smirnoff moves into range and clinches up with Kyle.
Smirnoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smirnoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Smirnoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smirnoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff darts in and clinches Kyle up against the ropes.
Kyle is trying to force a seperation but Smirnoff has the dominant position.
Kyle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnoff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kyle up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Smirnoff.
Kyle avoids the elbow strike from Smirnoff, against the ropes.
Smirnoff wants to stall.
Smirnoff taking a breather.
Smirnoff is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kyle has denied him.
Kyle trying to stall but Smirnoff improves his position.
Smirnoff breaks from the clinch.
Smirnoff moves out of range as Kyle throws a body kick.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Smirnoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle moves in looking to clinch but Smirnoff pushes him off.
Smirnoff misses with a kick to the body.
Kyle scores with a jab to the head.
Smirnoff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smirnoff throws a series of punches but Kyle avoids them all with ease.
Owen Kyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smirnoff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Kyle.
Smirnoff appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kyle has closed the distance and engaged Smirnoff in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnoff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnoff throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Smirnoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smirnoff tries to land a front kick but Kyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smirnoff blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Smirnoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnoff 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Vladimir Smirnoff!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Vladimir Smirnoff!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Vladimir Smirnoff!
Vladimir Smirnoff wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Overoid (ranked 8232 p4p, 157 weight class) and Rocky Johnson (ranked 23587 p4p, 304 weight class). Overoid comes to the ring accompanied by Sensation Anthem 2004. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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245 lbs
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276 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but Overoid moves out of range.
Overoid darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Overoid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Overoid.
Overoid avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to control Overoid's arms but Overoid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the ropes.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Overoid tries to tie him up.
Overoid is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overoid is defending well for now.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Overoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overoid backwards.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Overoid blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson letting Overoid take a breather here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overoid is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Overoid into the ropes.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overoid leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Overoid looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alistair Overoid.
Overoid throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Overoid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Overoid moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Overoid misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Overoid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Overoid.
Overoid swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Overoid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Overoid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overoid staying out of range there.
Overoid darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Overoid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Overoid avoids the damage to the body.
Overoid has Johnson pushed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overoid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overoid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Overoid lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Overoid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overoid looking to slow down the pace here.
Overoid takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Overoid looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Overoid blocks it with crossed arms.
Overoid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Overoid controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overoid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overoid is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Overoid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Overoid controls the action.
Overoid wants to stall.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Overoid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Overoid pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alistair Overoid.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overoid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Overoid circles away.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
It looks like Alistair Overoid has been cut.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Overoid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Overoid circles away and keeps his distance.
Overoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overoid misses the jab.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overoid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Overoid prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Overoid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Overoid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alistair Overoid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overoid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Overoid misses.
Alistair Overoid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Overoid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Overoid taking a breather.
Overoid trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Overoid into the ropes.
Alistair Overoid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Overoid.
Overoid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overoid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Overoid avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overoid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overoid managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Overoid is trying to stall.
Overoid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overoid's elbow.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Overoid's face.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Overoid's ribcage. Overoid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Overoid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Overoid controls the action.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overoid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Overoid gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the ropes.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overoid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rocky Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overoid wants to stall.
Overoid wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Overoid 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Rocky Johnson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Rocky Johnson!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Rocky Johnson!
Rocky Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Alistair Overoid stepped up to the mic, saying 'You see...I will be back ok? I will be better than ever.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 22726 p4p, 183 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 7754 p4p, 149 weight class). Dean Wesson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harold Zoid's chin.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zoid instigates a clinch.
Zoid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wesson is trying to force a seperation but Zoid has the dominant position.
Wesson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoid misses with a hook.
Zoid avoids the head kick by Wesson.
Zoid misses with a straight right.
Wesson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoid's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Dean Wesson has been cut.
Zoid clobbers Wesson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zoid's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Zoid lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wesson. Wesson obviously looking to wear him down.
Zoid with a hook.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
Wesson is rocked!
Zoid circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Wesson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Zoid wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Hakopa (ranked 9358 p4p, 170 weight class) and Francisco Javier Mallorga (ranked 23576 p4p, 186 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Hakopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Javier Mallorga!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakopa lands with an overhand left.
Hakopa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Hakopa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mallorga.
Hakopa swings for the body but Mallorga moves out of range.
Mallorga moves away from the strike by Hakopa.
Hakopa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallorga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hakopa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Mallorga.
Hakopa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mallorga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hakopa's elbow.
Mallorga breaks from the clinch.
Mallorga moves into the clinch.
Mallorga presses Hakopa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hakopa pushes Mallorga back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mallorga blocking some punches.
Hakopa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallorga wants to get back to striking at distance but Hakopa won't allow it.
Mallorga tries to break free but Hakopa pushes him back against the ropes.
Mallorga misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakopa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hakopa misses with a punch to the body.
Mallorga misses with a body punch.
Mallorga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mallorga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hakopa has Mallorga up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hakopa tries a body shot but Mallorga blocks it.
Hakopa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mallorga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallorga walks into a left hand.
We've been informed that Mallorga 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.
Mallorga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hakopa to score with a decent uppercut.
Mallorga throws a right and a left that Hakopa avoids nicely.
Hakopa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jay Hakopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallorga throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mallorga moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallorga throws a right hand that Hakopa ducks under and follows up with a left that Hakopa also avoids with ease.
Hakopa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mallorga tries to keep at a distance but Hakopa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mallorga blocking some punches.
Hakopa prevents Mallorga from breaking the clinch.
Mallorga wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Hakopa.
Mallorga blocks an uppercut.
Mallorga tries to circle away but Hakopa has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hakopa dominated that round.
That's time! Hakopa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hakopa moves into the clinch.
Mallorga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Hakopa.
Hakopa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hakopa prevents a body shot from Mallorga.
Mallorga tries to throw a body punch but Hakopa avoids it by throwing Mallorga back against the ropes.
Mallorga wants to break free but Hakopa has control.
Hakopa has Mallorga pressed against the ropes, preventing Mallorga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Hakopa.
Hakopa tries to work over Mallorga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hakopa lands a shoulder strike.
Hakopa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hakopa lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakopa works on Mallorga's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakopa lands a right hand.
Jay Hakopa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mallorga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hakopa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mallorga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hakopa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorga slips a jab and a cross from Hakopa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mallorga! But no joy.
Hakopa tests Mallorga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mallorga is rocked!
Hakopa thuds a left hand into Mallorga's body.
Mallorga is still on wobbly legs! Can Hakopa finish him?
Hakopa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mallorga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hakopa cracks Mallorga with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mallorga is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Mallorga is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mallorga could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jay Hakopa!
Jay Hakopa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elie Sounamana (ranked 4514 p4p, 83 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 23426 p4p, 178 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Baldwin enters the ring!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sounamana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Sounamana gets tackled into the ropes by Baldwin. Baldwin maintains the clinch.
Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldwin avoids the head kick by Sounamana.
Baldwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sounamana. Sounamana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baldwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sounamana.
Sounamana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baldwin backwards.
Sounamana lands a shoulder strike.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sounamana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baldwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sounamana, pushing him back against the ropes.
Baldwin lands with a right to the head.
Sounamana breaks from the clinch.
Sounamana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sounamana throws a right hand that Baldwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Baldwin also avoids with ease.
Baldwin rushes Sounamana and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Baldwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baldwin has had enough of the clinch but Sounamana keeps him there for the moment.
Baldwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
Baldwin breaks the clinch.
Baldwin forces Sounamana back against the ropes and clinches.
Baldwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baldwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sounamana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin breaks the clinch.
Baldwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sounamana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baldwin's elbow.
Baldwin tries to break free but Sounamana pushes him back against the ropes.
Sounamana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sounamana can't find room to land a body shot as Baldwin controls the action.
Baldwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sounamana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baldwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
Sounamana is rocked!
Sounamana misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Sounamana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sounamana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana seems to have got his legs back now.
Sounamana is looking to break free of the clinch but Baldwin has double underhooks.
Sounamana tries to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling the position.
Baldwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baldwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baldwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sounamana throws out a loose jab but Baldwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sounamana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baldwin.
Baldwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sounamana has a couple of punches blocked by Baldwin.
Sounamana tries a body shot but Baldwin blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sounamana breaks from the clinch.
Baldwin drives through and clinches with Sounamana against the ropes.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baldwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Baldwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Baldwin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sounamana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baldwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baldwin rushes Sounamana and presses him up against the ropes.
Baldwin lands an uppercut.
Baldwin blocks an uppercut.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldwin misses the shot to the body.
Baldwin clips Sounamana with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Sounamana a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin moves into range and clinches up with Sounamana.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldwin clinches up against the ropes.
Baldwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldwin manages to break the clinch.
Sounamana lands with a kick to the temple. Baldwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sounamana tries to keep at a distance but Baldwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sounamana taking a breather.
Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldwin prevents a body shot from Sounamana.
Baldwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baldwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baldwin is trying to break the clinch but Sounamana has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Sounamana.
Baldwin tries to work over Sounamana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sounamana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sounamana working aggressively here.
Baldwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Baldwin blocks a body shot from Sounamana.
Baldwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sounamana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sounamana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sounamana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baldwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sounamana throws a body punch but Baldwin moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldwin rushes Sounamana and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldwin lands a right and a left and another right! Sounamana goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Elie Sounamana was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks sully's sponsor for support'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Udovich (ranked 4467 p4p, 148 weight class) and Lee Jung Park (ranked 5165 p4p, 180 weight class). Udovich comes to the ring accompanied by Tone Kozlevcar - Furman' so furali. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Udovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Jung Park!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Udovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Lee Jung Park has been cut.
Park takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Udovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Udovich plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Park to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Park just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Udovich!
Simon Udovich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 21429 p4p, 185 weight class) and Roar Horse (ranked 4395 p4p, 146 weight class). Durand's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roar Horse!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horse.
Durand blocks a low kick nicely.
Durand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
Horse moves into the clinch.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horse. Horse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durand definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Durand misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durand's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Durand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horse at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse connects with a single shot there.
Durand staying out of range there.
Durand staying out of range there.
Roar Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse lands a slapping body shot.
Horse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durand pushes Horse up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horse looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
Durand breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Durand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand tries to clinch up.
Horse on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horse is looking to score with low kicks.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Durand.
Durand cracks a nice hook into Horse's ribs.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse wants to counter the offense by Durand and move into the clinch position.
Durand tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Horse connects with a looping right hand.
Horse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horse misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Durand wants to clinch.
Horse lands a really nice looking cross but Durand seems unphased.
A slow jab from Horse misses its intended target.
Horse digs a good hook to Durand's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Horse counters with a straight right hand.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand throws a low kick but Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horse cracks Durand with a good jab.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand ducks right into an uppercut from Horse.
Durand slips under a jab.
Horse wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
Durand is looking to wear down Horse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand blocks a body shot from Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
Durand lands an elbow just above Horse 's eye.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Horse can turn it around.
Horse avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
Horse working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horse prevents a body shot from Durand.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roar Horse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Horse.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durand punishes Horse's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand scores with a hook to the body. Horse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand ducks right into an uppercut from Horse.
Horse misses with a body kick.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Durand moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horse misses with a hook.
Durand throws a leg kick but Horse moved away.
Horse throws the left hand but Durand avoids the punch easily.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durand moves into range and clinches up with Horse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horse is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Horse's ribcage.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Horse takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durand lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horse. That did some damage!
Durand lands a front kick.
Horse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durand takes the fight into the clinch.
Durand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horse is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand lands a leg kick that knocks Horse off balance momentarily.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Horse, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Durand holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand just leaning against Horse, taking a breather.
Horse tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Durand.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durand misses with a body punch.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand slowing the pace effectively.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horse avoids the body shot from Durand.
Horse appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand finds it's way round the side to connect with Horse's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Durand!
Durand thuds his shin into the meat of Horse's side.
Horse is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Roar Horse in that round.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Durand jabs Horse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Horse misses with a leg kick
and Durand counters with a series of strikes. Horse will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Horse moved away.
Durand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Durand catches Horse right on the button with a cross.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand scores with a nice body kick.
Horse throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Durand checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Horse.
Horse throws a leg kick but Durand moved away.
Durand drives through and clinches with Horse against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
Horse is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Durand prevents a body shot from Horse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roar Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand lands an elbow just above Horse 's eye.
A short right from Horse.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horse is defending well for now.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
Horse blocks an elbow strike from Durand.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
A right handed body shot lands from Horse.
Durand tries to circle away but Horse has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horse connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Durand blocks the low kick.
Durand throws a lazy uppercut
letting Horse counter with a right hand.
Durand throws a body punch but Horse moves out of range.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Durand.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
Horse throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durand lands a nice hook to Horse's body. Horse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 19007 p4p, 834 weight class) and Lars Kristoffer (ranked 2422 p4p, 274 weight class). Columbus comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. Kristoffer has chosen Who's Your Daddy as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Lars Kristoffer!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristoffer looks low and kicks high, catching Columbus right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Columbus is rocked!
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Columbus blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Kristoffer.
Kristoffer swings and misses with a hook 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!
Columbus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Columbus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kristoffer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Columbus misses its intended target.
Kristoffer missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Columbus lands with a nice combination. Kristoffer backs away looking to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Columbus, as that shot connected.
Kristoffer throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Kristoffer thows a leg kick but Columbus checks it
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
Columbus tries to work over Kristoffer's front leg with a kick but Kristoffer checks it.
A head kick by Kristoffer misses
and Kristoffer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus thumps Kristoffer with a low kick.
Kristoffer throws a leg kick
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristoffer lands a really nice looking cross but Columbus seems unphased.
Kristoffer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Columbus.
Lars Kristoffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristoffer lands a jab.
Columbus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kristoffer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Columbus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer throws a lazy uppercut
and Columbus counters with a right hand to the body.
Kristoffer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kristoffer moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Kristoffer tries to clinch but Columbus is having none of it.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kristoffer checks a low kick from Columbus.
Kristoffer blocks a jab.
Kristoffer slips under a jab from Columbus.
Kristoffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Columbus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kristoffer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus scores with a sloppy right hand. Kristoffer should have avoided that one.
Kristoffer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Columbus misses with a hook
and Kristoffer counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Columbus.
Kristoffer lands an uppercut.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristoffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Columbus throws a lazy right hand but Kristoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Columbus throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kristoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kristoffer doesn't manage to clinch there - Columbus circles away.
Kristoffer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus defending well as Kristoffer loads up on a big left hand.
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 Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Columbus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick by Columbus misses
and Kristoffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kristoffer throws a low kick but Columbus avoids it.
Kristoffer is looking to score with low kicks.
Columbus is looking to counter punch.
Columbus moves away from the strike by Kristoffer.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Kristoffer tries to clinch but Columbus is having none of it.
Columbus is looking to counter the offense by Kristoffer and move into the clinch.
Kristoffer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Columbus. Columbus obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kristoffer.
Columbus throws a body punch but Kristoffer moves out of range.
Columbus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kristoffer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kristoffer. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Columbus connects with a jab.
Columbus throws a looping overhand right but Kristoffer ducks down to avoid it.
Kristoffer ducks under a wild hook from Columbus.
Kristoffer misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Columbus connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kristoffer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Columbus lands a front kick.
Kristoffer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Kristoffer.
Kristoffer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Columbus.
Columbus misses with a right hand
enabling Kristoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kristoffer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kristoffer misses with an uppercut
and Columbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Columbus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kristoffer takes a step back to recover.
Columbus throws a body punch but Kristoffer moves out of range.
Columbus is looking to slow Kristoffer down with leg kicks.
Columbus misses with a hook
and Kristoffer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristoffer slips a jab from Columbus.
Kristoffer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Columbus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus misses with a straight right.
Columbus connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Kristoffer onto his butt! Kristoffer bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Columbus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Columbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristoffer can do to turn this around?
Kristoffer swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
A jab from Kristoffer misses.
Columbus scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Kristoffer beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Kristoffer is rocked!
Columbus misses the jab.
Kristoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kristoffer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kristoffer wants to clinch up but Columbus keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Columbus.
Kristoffer 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.
Good shot there by Columbus.
Kristoffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kristoffer moves into the clinch.
Columbus breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kristoffer with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kristoffer looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kristoffer get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
After winning the bout, Scott Columbus 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 22556 p4p, 187 weight class) and Rock ZipperHead (ranked 21770 p4p, 181 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock ZipperHead!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ZipperHead misses with a body kick.
Dimelo darts in and clinches ZipperHead up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
ZipperHead misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from ZipperHead.
ZipperHead can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
ZipperHead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
ZipperHead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Dimelo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
ZipperHead can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ZipperHead looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
ZipperHead throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimelo is looking to clinch but ZipperHead is avoiding it.
ZipperHead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dimelo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rock ZipperHead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by ZipperHead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ZipperHead throws a looping overhand right but Dimelo ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Dimelo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimelo scores with a crisp jab that stopped ZipperHead in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo lands with a thumping leg kick.
ZipperHead keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimelo tries to clinch up but ZipperHead circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimelo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by ZipperHead.
Dimelo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dimelo blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dimelo.
Dimelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and ZipperHead counters with a thumping low kick.
ZipperHead on the wrong end of a nice hook.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
ZipperHead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
ZipperHead has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimelo moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ZipperHead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ZipperHead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
ZipperHead lands a nice uppercut.
ZipperHead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
ZipperHead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ZipperHead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ZipperHead throws a hook but Dimelo avoids it easily.
ZipperHead needs to keep his hands up - Dimelo had a free shot at his head there.
Dimelo tests ZipperHead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimelo lands the left hand.
ZipperHead misses the shot to the body.
It appears Dimelo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dimelo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ZipperHead missing with a left hand there. Dimelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimelo throwing a counter right hand but ZipperHead manages to avoid it.
Dimelo moves into range and clinches up with ZipperHead.
ZipperHead swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
ZipperHead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimelo.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick
and Dimelo counters with a nice leg kick.
ZipperHead misses with an uppercut. Dimelo saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
Dimelo misses with a right hand
and Dimelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
ZipperHead moves forwards but Dimelo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
ZipperHead connects with a leg kick. Dimelo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
ZipperHead blocks a low kick nicely.
ZipperHead flicks out a counter leg kick but Dimelo steps away.
Dimelo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimelo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ZipperHead momentarily.
ZipperHead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimelo.
ZipperHead attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
ZipperHead looks to land a right hand but Dimelo moved out of range.
ZipperHead misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looks like Dimelo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dimelo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of ZipperHead's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ZipperHead throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead misses with a hook. Dimelo ducked under it nicely.
Dimelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ZipperHead throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dimelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
ZipperHead throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a punch on the inside.
ZipperHead misses with the head strike.
ZipperHead lands a left hand.
ZipperHead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ZipperHead throws a head punch that misses.
ZipperHead throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by ZipperHead.
ZipperHead throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
ZipperHead blocks an uppercut.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but ZipperHead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
ZipperHead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ZipperHead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ZipperHead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but ZipperHead uses good head movement to avoid it.
ZipperHead blocking some punches.
Dimelo throws a punch but it's blocked by ZipperHead.
ZipperHead has a couple of punches blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
ZipperHead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ZipperHead misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ZipperHead has a couple of punches blocked by Dimelo.
Dimelo blocks an uppercut.
ZipperHead tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
ZipperHead swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
ZipperHead lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miko Dimelo 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.
ZipperHead misses with a right hand
letting Dimelo counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Dimelo there.
Dimelo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before ZipperHead has time to react.
Dimelo connects with a solid leg kick.
ZipperHead misses with a hook.
ZipperHead gets tackled into the ropes by Dimelo. Dimelo maintains the clinch.
ZipperHead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ZipperHead's elbow.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but ZipperHead uses good head movement to avoid it.
ZipperHead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ZipperHead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ZipperHead missing with a left hand there. Dimelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ZipperHead jabs Dimelo right on the nose. Dimelo blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ZipperHead thows a left - swing and a miss!
ZipperHead misses with a body shot.
ZipperHead throws the left hand but Dimelo avoids the punch easily.
Dimelo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimelo slips a straight right by ZipperHead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead misses the shot to the body.
ZipperHead misses with an uppercut.
ZipperHead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimelo moves away.
Dimelo moves away from the strike by ZipperHead.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick which misses Dimelo's front leg but catches the back leg as Dimelo tries to avoid it.
ZipperHead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ZipperHead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from ZipperHead misses the target.
ZipperHead defending well as Dimelo loads up on a big left hand.
Dimelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ZipperHead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimelo can pounce on him.
Dimelo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ZipperHead.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimelo staying out of range there.
ZipperHead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimelo.
Dimelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimelo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but ZipperHead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ZipperHead walks into a left hand.
Dimelo scores with a nice strike.
ZipperHead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimelo.
Dimelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ZipperHead throws out the jab.
Dimelo is looking for a counter combo.
ZipperHead throws out a loose jab but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
ZipperHead tries to land a leg kick but Dimelo saw it coming and moves away.
ZipperHead has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from ZipperHead there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimelo connects with a leg kick. ZipperHead looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimelo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
ZipperHead looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ZipperHead takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Dimelo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ZipperHead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimelo throws a push kick but ZipperHead slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimelo clobbers ZipperHead with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick but Dimelo sees it coming and moves out of range.
ZipperHead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimelo.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
ZipperHead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimelo.
ZipperHead loads up on a big right hand but Dimelo slips the punch.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses.
ZipperHead slips under a jab.
ZipperHead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Dimelo throws the kick towards the body but ZipperHead avoids it.
ZipperHead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from ZipperHead misses its intended target.
As ZipperHead looks to move away, Dimelo throws a big counter combo but ZipperHead just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from ZipperHead misses its intended target.
ZipperHead misses with a hook.
ZipperHead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
ZipperHead scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Dimelo misses.
ZipperHead was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZipperHead throws a jab when Dimelo was well out of range.
Dimelo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimelo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ZipperHead misses with a leg kick.
ZipperHead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dimelo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimelo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo misses with a hook
and ZipperHead counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimelo throws a lazy right hand but ZipperHead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ZipperHead throws a nice outside leg kick.
ZipperHead throws a big shot that misses.
Dimelo checks a low kick from ZipperHead.
Dimelo fires out a quick counter leg kick but ZipperHead just manages to avoid it.
Miko Dimelo is winning the standup battle so far.
ZipperHead throws a looping overhand right but Dimelo ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimelo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dimelo misses with a body kick.
ZipperHead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
ZipperHead misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
ZipperHead throws a jab when Dimelo was well out of range.
Dimelo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. ZipperHead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Dimelo slams his shin into ZipperHead's torso.
ZipperHead lands a jab.
Dimelo lands a really nice looking cross but ZipperHead seems unphased.
ZipperHead's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimelo moves out of range of the leg kick from ZipperHead.
A jab from ZipperHead misses.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo misses with a straight right.
ZipperHead sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
ZipperHead throws a hook but Dimelo avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock ZipperHead dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dimelo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Dimelo blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Dimelo.
Dimelo looks for the body kick but ZipperHead saw that one coming.
Dimelo throws a series of punches but ZipperHead avoids them all with ease.
Dimelo missing with a left hand there. ZipperHead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as ZipperHead checks a leg kick.
ZipperHead connects with a jab.
ZipperHead does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dimelo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dimelo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZipperHead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimelo checks a low kick from ZipperHead.
Dimelo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dimelo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ZipperHead.
ZipperHead misses the jab.
Dimelo connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from ZipperHead.
ZipperHead avoids the head kick by Dimelo.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick that misses.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimelo moves away from the strike by ZipperHead.
Dimelo thumps ZipperHead with a low kick.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ZipperHead misses with an uppercut
and Dimelo counters with a nice body kick.
Rock ZipperHead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ZipperHead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ZipperHead looks to land a right hand but Dimelo moved out of range.
ZipperHead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimelo moves out of range as ZipperHead throws a body kick.
ZipperHead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimelo.
Dimelo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo misses with a double jab.
ZipperHead blocks the body kick.
Dimelo is looking to land body kicks.
ZipperHead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut
and ZipperHead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from ZipperHead. Dimelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimelo lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - ZipperHead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dimelo connects with a looping right hand.
ZipperHead throws a leg kick but Dimelo sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimelo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimelo throws a front kick aimed at ZipperHead's knee but ZipperHead avoids it well.
ZipperHead throws a hook but Dimelo avoids it easily.
A jab from ZipperHead misses.
Dimelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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 Miko Dimelo.
I think Dimelo 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Miko Dimelo!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Miko Dimelo!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Miko Dimelo!
Miko Dimelo wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Miko Dimelo 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 376 p4p, 43 weight class) and MIcheal Myers (ranked 4893 p4p, 514 weight class). Myers has chosen Halloween (Michael Myers) Theme Song as his entrance music. Larry Shreve Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MIcheal Myers's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIcheal Myers!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shreve Jr moves away from the strike by Myers.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shreve Jr can pounce on him.
Shreve Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Shreve Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Myers misses with an uppercut
and Shreve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like MIcheal Myers has been cut.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Shreve Jr lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Myers scores with a four punch combination!
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Myers misses.
A low kick from Myers is predictable there
enabling Shreve Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Shreve Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Shreve Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Myers thows a leg kick but Shreve Jr checks it
and Shreve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr lands with a hook. Myers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shreve Jr slips under a jab from Myers.
Shreve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
Shreve Jr lands with an overhand left.
Myers misses with a jab to the body
and Shreve Jr counters with a big uppercut that drops Myers face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
Larry Shreve Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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