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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giovanni Niccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Lumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Giovanni Niccoli has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Giovanni Niccoli seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 cm
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
World class MT
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Niccoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Lumberg!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumberg looks to land a left hand but Niccoli moved out of range nicely.
Lumberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Niccoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niccoli scores with a nice body kick.
Niccoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lumberg counters with a nice body shot.
Niccoli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lumberg checks a leg kick.
Lumberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niccoli stuns Lumberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niccoli missing with a left hand there. Lumberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niccoli misses with an uppercut. Lumberg saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccoli defending well as Lumberg loads up on a big left hand.
Lumberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccoli.
Niccoli tries to work over Lumberg's front leg with a kick but Lumberg checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Niccoli tries to work over Lumberg's front leg with a kick but Lumberg checks it.
Lumberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niccoli counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Bill Lumberg has been cut.
Lumberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niccoli.
Lumberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lumberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niccoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niccoli misses with an uppercut
and Lumberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niccoli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lumberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Giovanni Niccoli has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lumberg lands with a hook. Niccoli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lumberg takes a swing at Niccoli's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberg rushes Niccoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Niccoli just leaning against Lumberg, taking a breather.
Lumberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lumberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lumberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lumberg prevents a body shot from Niccoli.
Niccoli stalling in the clinch but Lumberg improves position.
Lumberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Lumberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lumberg.
Lumberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lumberg fails to land.
Niccoli is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli tries a body shot but Lumberg blocks it.
Niccoli is trying to stall.
Niccoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niccoli misses with the head strike.
Lumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niccoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Lumberg controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumberg.
Niccoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lumberg throws a head punch that misses.
Lumberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lumberg tries a body shot but Niccoli blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niccoli.
Lumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niccoli gets through Lumberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niccoli is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Lumberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niccoli blocks a body shot from Lumberg.
Niccoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lumberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niccolis head.
Niccoli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Niccoli prevents a body shot from Lumberg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niccoli misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Lumberg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Niccoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niccoli slips under a jab from Lumberg.
Lumberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niccoli connects with a single shot there.
Lumberg misses with a leg kick.
Lumberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Niccoli cracks Lumberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niccoli misses with a looping right.
Lumberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niccoli doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niccoli misses with a kick to the body.
Niccoli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niccoli tries to work over Lumberg's front leg with a kick but Lumberg checks it.
Niccoli tests Lumberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lumberg.
Niccoli misses with a low kick.
Niccoli misses with a kick to the body
letting Lumberg counter with a right hand.
Niccoli misses with a straight left.
Lumberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niccoli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lumberg counters with a three punch combo that has Niccoli backing up. Niccoli nods at Lumberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Niccoli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lumberg tried to score with a low kick but Niccoli checks it.
Niccoli misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niccoli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niccoli can pounce on him.
Niccoli throws a head kick that misses
and Lumberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niccoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lumberg wants to slow Niccoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Lumberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niccoli moves away.
Niccoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Niccoli throws a leg kick which misses Lumberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Lumberg tries to avoid it.
Lumberg misses the jab.
Lumberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niccoli throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lumberg misses.
Lumberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lumberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Niccoli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lumberg takes a step back to recover.
Lumberg misses with a low kick.
Niccoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niccoli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lumberg wants to clinch up but Niccoli keeps it at a distance.
Niccoli lands with a good body shot.
Niccoli thuds his right hand into Lumberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccoli throws a big shot that misses.
Niccoli misses with a hook
and Lumberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Lumberg cracks the inside of Niccoli's front leg.
Lumberg misses with a low kick.
Niccoli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niccoli throws a shot from downtown. Lumberg moves away and avoids it.
Niccoli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Niccoli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lumberg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Lumberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niccoli misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Niccoli dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Lumberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niccoli fakes the leg kick and cracks Lumberg in the body.
Niccoli lands with a kick to the temple. Lumberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Niccoli ducks under a wild hook from Lumberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niccoli has Lumberg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lumberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niccoli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niccoli.
Niccoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lumberg or not.
Niccoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Bill Lumberg's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Niccoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lumberg's brow.
Lumberg lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumberg misses with the head strike.
Lumberg blocks a body shot from Niccoli.
Niccoli lands a shot to the body.
Niccoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lumberg has a couple of punches blocked by Niccoli.
Niccoli misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niccoli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Niccoli seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Lumberg is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Lumberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Niccoli tries to throw a body punch but Lumberg avoids it by throwing Niccoli back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niccoli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Niccoli is looking to control Lumberg's arms but Lumberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niccoli has his back to the ropes.
Lumberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Giovanni Niccoli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niccoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Niccoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumberg misses with a body punch.
Lumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niccoli blocking some punches.
Niccoli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Niccoli blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niccoli taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niccoli.
Lumberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niccoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niccoli blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lumberg.
Lumberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli misses with a punch to the body.
Lumberg blocking some punches.
Niccoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Bill Lumberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Niccoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niccoli stalling against the ropes.
Lumberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberg can't find room to land a body shot as Niccoli controls the action.
Niccoli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Niccoli fails to land.
Lumberg blocking some punches.
Lumberg tries to work over Niccoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niccoli misses with some punches.
Lumberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niccoli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lumberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Niccoli controls his hands.
Niccoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Lumberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Niccoli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Niccoli 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Niccoli!
A relieved looking Giovanni Niccoli 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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hype
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RATING
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