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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rico Kehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and André Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Steyne's choice of entrance music: When Angels Deserve To Die. André Van Steyne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
Self confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Kehl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, André Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehl lands with a kick to the temple. Van Steyne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like André Van Steyne has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kehl!
Van Steyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kehl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Steyne misses with a wild body shot.
Van Steyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Kehl finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Steyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Steyne checks a leg kick.
Kehl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Steyne. That did some damage!
Kehl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Steyne tries to clinch up.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Kehl throws a body kick.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kehl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Steyne loads up on a big right hand but Kehl slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne wants to clinch.
Van Steyne misses the shot to the body.
Van Steyne misses with a hook to the body
and Kehl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Steyne clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehl wants to break free but Van Steyne has control.
Van Steyne is working Kehl over against the ropes.
Van Steyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Kehl.
Kehl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kehl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne is struggling to control the position.
Van Steyne has a couple of punches blocked by Kehl.
Kehl prevents a body shot from Van Steyne.
Kehl prevents a body shot from Van Steyne.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Steyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne taking a breather.
Kehl takes a shot to the head.
Kehl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Steyne's defenses.
Kehl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Steyne is keeping busy.
Van Steyne lands an uppercut.
Van Steyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehl lands a damaging elbow.
Kehl lands an elbow just above Van Steyne 's eye.
Van Steyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kehl backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kehl backwards.
Kehl is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Steyne gets an underhook and turns Kehl into the ropes.
Van Steyne is pushing Kehl up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kehl misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Steyne lands with a left to the head.
Kehl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Steyne avoids the elbow strike from Kehl, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Kehl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Steyne misses with a body shot.
Van Steyne tries to score with a low kick but Kehl moves his leg out of the way.
Kehl wants to slow Van Steyne down by chopping away at his legs.
Kehl moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kehl.
Van Steyne throws a shot to the body.
Van Steyne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Steyne clinches up against the ropes.
Van Steyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kehl misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Steyne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kehl misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Steyne lands a shot to the body.
Kehl misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Steyne misses with some punches.
Van Steyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kehl controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
Van Steyne pushes Kehl back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
André Van Steyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kehl looking to slow down the pace here.
Kehl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kehl is looking to control Van Steyne's arms but Van Steyne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kehl has his back to the ropes.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Van Steyne.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kehl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Steyne's brow.
Van Steyne dodges an elbow strike from Kehl.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike from Kehl.
Van Steyne leaning against his opponent.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike from Kehl.
Van Steyne dodges an elbow strike from Kehl.
Van Steyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kehl backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kehl's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Steyne.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kehl looking to stall.
Van Steyne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kehl up against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kehl backwards.
Van Steyne leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Steyne lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Steyne lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kehl tries to break free but Van Steyne pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
Kehl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
André Van Steyne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kehl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Steyne checks a low kick from Kehl.
Kehl tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Kehl scores with a head kick. Van Steyne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rico Kehl is winning the standup battle so far.
Kehl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Steyne is able to avoid easily.
Kehl throws a leg kick but Van Steyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Steyne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kehl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kehl.
Kehl lands a front kick.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kehl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kehl throws a front kick aimed at Van Steyne's knee but Van Steyne avoids it well.
Van Steyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Steyne checks a leg kick.
Kehl is looking to chop away at Van Steyne's legs.
Rico Kehl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Steyne moves into range and clinches up with Kehl.
Van Steyne pushes Kehl back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Steyne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Steyne gets through Kehl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kehl throws an elbow but it misses.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kehl trying to stall but Van Steyne improves his position.
Kehl is trying to push Van Steyne away but Van Steyne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kehl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kehl prevents a body shot from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kehl blocking some punches.
Van Steyne lands with a left to the head.
Kehl blocking some punches.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kehl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Steyne's brow.
Kehl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Van Steyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kehl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kehl working hard to break the clinch.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Kehl.
Kehl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Van Steyne - that landed with a thud.
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!
Van Steyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Steyne avoids the elbow strike from Kehl, against the ropes.
Van Steyne blocks the elbow strike.
Kehl misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Steyne has a couple of punches blocked by Kehl.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kehl throws an elbow but it misses.
Kehl throws an elbow but it misses.
Kehl throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Kehl clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kehl slips under a jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Kehl.
Van Steyne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as Kehl tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kehl.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Steyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kehl misses with an elbow strike.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kehl blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Steyne stalls.
Van Steyne tries to work over Kehl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Steyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Kehl.
Kehl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kehl blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne avoids the elbow strike from Kehl, against the ropes.
Kehl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kehl pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne stalling the fight.
A short left from Van Steyne.
Nice elbow from Kehl.
That has opened up André Van Steyne's cut even more.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Steyne.
Kehl looking to stall.
Van Steyne lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Steyne.
Kehl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kehl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kehl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kehl lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehl is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Steyne gets an underhook and turns Kehl into the ropes.
Van Steyne lands with a left to the head.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike from Kehl.
Kehl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Steyne fails to land.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Kehl blocks it.
Van Steyne avoids the elbow strike from Kehl, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kehl wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Steyne won't allow it.
Kehl being controlled against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but André Van Steyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on André Van Steyne's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Van Steyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kehl has time to react.
Kehl throws a sloppy head kick and Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Kehl throws a body kick.
Van Steyne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Steyne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Steyne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Van Steyne - just one landing.
Van Steyne 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.
Van Steyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehl lands a head kick. Van Steyne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kehl throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Steyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kehl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Steyne's knee momentarily.
Kehl is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Kehl tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Steyne avoided it.
Kehl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kehl looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Van Steyne tries to clinch but Kehl is having none of it.
Kehl thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Kehl looks to land a body kick but Van Steyne moved away.
Kehl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Steyne moves in looking to clinch but Kehl pushes him off.
Kehl slips a jab from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws a big shot that misses.
Van Steyne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kehl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Kehl was looking to counter with a kick there.
A low kick from Kehl is predictable there
and Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kehl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Steyne's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne effectively controlling the action here.
Kehl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Steyne has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Steyne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Steyne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kehl controls his hands.
Van Steyne tries a body shot but Kehl blocks it.
Kehl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Steyne misses with some punches.
Van Steyne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Steyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kehl trying to control the position but instead, Van Steyne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kehl into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Rico Kehl.
I think Kehl 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rico Kehl!
Rico Kehl took some time post fight to say the following; 'Baaam!!! Das war toll! Ich bin zu güt! '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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