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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaard comes to the cage accompanied by Otto Brandenburg - Når en Sailor Går i Land. Kringle has chosen Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer as his entrance music. Chris Kringle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaard stuffs the takedown.
Kringle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chris Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kringle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaard.
Kringle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaard.
Kringle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kringle works over Gaard's head and body with a nice combination.
Gaard lands with an overhand left.
Kringle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kringle. Gaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kringle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kringle misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaard misses with an uppercut. Kringle saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard lands with a nice body punch.
Gaard ducks right into an uppercut from Kringle.
Some wild striking there from Gaard.
Gaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kringle misses with a straight left.
Kringle throws out a loose jab but Gaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaard moves away.
Kringle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Kringle.
Kringle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaard just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle swings for the body but Gaard moves out of range.
Gaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kringle moves away.
Gaard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaard throws a front kick aimed at Kringle's knee but Kringle avoids it well.
Kringle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaard staying out of range there.
Kringle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kringle throws a right hand that Gaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaard also avoids with ease.
Kringle throws a series of punches but Gaard avoids them all with ease.
Gaard swings for the body but Kringle moves out of range.
Kringle sizes up Gaard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kringle slips a jab from Gaard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kringle misses its intended target.
Gaard throws a right hand that Kringle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kringle also avoids with ease.
Gaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kringle.
Gaard misses with a hook. Kringle ducked under it nicely.
Kringle closes the distance and clinches up with Gaard, looking for a takedown. Kringle pushes Gaard against the cage but Gaard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keast Gaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Kringle.
Kringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kringle.
Kringle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gaard throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaard misses the jab.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaard moves away.
Kringle misses with a straight right.
Gaard throws a leg kick but Kringle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kringle.
A punch combination from Gaard misses.
Kringle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kringle avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Gaard misses.
Gaard works the jab nicely.
Kringle has closed the distance and engaged Gaard in a clinch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaard blocks a body shot from Kringle.
Gaard prevents a body shot from Kringle.
Kringle scores with a shot to the side of Gaard's head.
Kringle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaard looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donk. Gaard catches Kringle right on the button with a cross.
Kringle throws a hook but Gaard blocks it.
Kringle slips a jab from Gaard.
Kringle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaard.
Kringle stuffs the takedown.
Kringle throws a hook to the side of Gaard's head but Gaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaard throws the left hand but Kringle avoids the punch easily.
Kringle thows a body shot but no joy.
Kringle just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kringle.
Gaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kringle is just out of range.
Gaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kringle.
Kringle misses with a hook. Gaard ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Gaard.
Gaard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kringle throws a hook to the side of Gaard's head but Gaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kringle needs to keep his hands up - Gaard had a free shot at his head there.
Gaard throws a right hand that Kringle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kringle also avoids with ease.
Kringle lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gaard.
Kringle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Kringle throws a right hand that Gaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaard also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle lands a nice hook to Gaard's body. Gaard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kringle throws a shot to the body.
Gaard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaard slips under a jab.
Gaard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kringle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kringle.
Kringle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaard.
Kringle misses with a body shot.
Gaard slips under a jab.
Kringle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Kringle.
Gaard moves out of range as Kringle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle scores with a three punch combo!
A big right from Gaard misses.
Kringle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kringle manages to avoid it.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
and Gaard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kringle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kringle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaard on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kringle. Gaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kringle scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaard.
Chris Kringle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kringle thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kringle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kringle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaard avoids the body shot from Kringle.
Gaard throws a nice looking combination but Kringle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaard throws a solid leg kick but Kringle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kringle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kringle throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaard counters with a left to the body.
Kringle takes a swing at Gaard's ribcage but misses.
Kringle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kringle scrambles back to his feet.
Kringle drops his hands momentarily and Gaard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Gaard.
Kringle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kringle.
Kringle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaard's hands.
Gaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kringle throws out the jab.
Gaard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kringle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kringle.
Kringle connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Gaard.
A shot to the liver by Kringle. Beautiful body shot.
Kringle checks a low kick from Gaard.
A left lands for Kringle.
A lazy left from Gaard finds it's target.
Kringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kringle throws a one two combo.
Kringle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaard at a distance.
A slow jab from Gaard misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kringle. Those never looked like landing.
Kringle misses the shot to the body.
Gaard throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaard takes a swing at Kringle's ribcage but misses.
Gaard scores with a body shot.
Gaard misses with an uppercut. Kringle saw that one coming.
Gaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kringle swivels and escapes.
Gaard avoids the body shot from Kringle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kringle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kringle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaard on the side of the head.
Gaard scores with a shot to the body.
Gaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kringle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kringle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Kringle. Those never looked like landing.
Gaard misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaard.
Gaard connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Gaard misses.
Gaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Gaard.
Kringle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaard is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Kringle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chris Kringle just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kringle lands a nice looking body shot.
Kringle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaard is fending him off so far but Kringle persists. Nope, Gaard circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaard misses with an uppercut
and Kringle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kringle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kringle scores with a hook.
Gaard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kringle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gaard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gaard throws a combination that misses
and Kringle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kringle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaard.
Jab, jab by Kringle - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaard misses with a looping right.
Gaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kringle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaard slips a jab and a cross from Kringle.
Gaard throws a lazy right hand but Kringle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kringle misses with a hook to the body
and Gaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kringle blocks a low kick nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaard.
Kringle takes a swing at Gaard's ribcage but misses.
Gaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaard loads up on a big right hand but Kringle slips the punch.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
and Gaard counters with a straight right hand.
Kringle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kringle throws the left hand but Gaard avoids the punch easily.
Gaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kringle.
Gaard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kringle momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaard lands with an uppercut that bounces Kringle off the cage and back into range.
Kringle misses with a hook.
Gaard misses with a hook. Kringle ducked under it nicely.
Gaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kringle looks to land a right hand but Gaard moved out of range.
Gaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kringle is just out of range.
Kringle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaard manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Gaard misses.
A swing and a miss from Kringle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kringle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kringle lands a jab to Gaard's midsection.
Gaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kringle connects with a body shot.
Gaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaard there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle throws an overhand right that lands on Gaard's shoulder, as Gaard tries to avoid the shot.
Gaard tries to land a leg kick but Kringle saw it coming and moves away.
Gaard moves away from the strike by Kringle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kringle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaard looks for a takedown but Kringle sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaard.
Gaard looks to land a left hand but Kringle moved out of range nicely.
Kringle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kringle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaard.
Kringle throws a hook but Gaard avoids it easily.
Kringle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaard throws a front kick aimed at Kringle's knee but Kringle avoids it well.
Kringle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kringle stalks Gaard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaard's face. Gaard staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaard ducks under a wild hook from Kringle.
Kringle scores with a jab to the body.
Gaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Kringle does no damage.
Kringle takes a swing at Gaard's ribcage but misses.
Gaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaard dodges the punch combination from Kringle.
Gaard walks into a straight right hand from Kringle.
Keast Gaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle moves forwards but Gaard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gaard with a nice cross.
Gaard throws a hook but Kringle blocks it.
Gaard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaard throws a low kick but Kringle avoids it.
Gaard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kringle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Gaard misses.
Kringle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaard at a distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kringle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle scores with a nice head shot.
Kringle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gaard is rocked!
Kringle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kringle somewhat.
Oh Gaard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kringle throws a series of punches but Gaard avoids them all with ease.
Gaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kringle was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaard.
Gaard seems to have got his legs back now.
Kringle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Kringle finds it's target.
Kringle throws a lazy right hand but Gaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kringle throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaard misses with a hook. Kringle ducked under it nicely.
Gaard misses with a combination
and Kringle counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaard throws a body punch but Kringle moves out of range.
Gaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kringle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaard.
Kringle moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaard throws a combination that misses
and Kringle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaard moves away from the strike by Kringle.
Gaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kringle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Kringle.
Well Kringle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kringle!
Chris Kringle is the new welterweight champion!
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