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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michel Nostredame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Nostredame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stenger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nostredame.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses.
Stenger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nostredame throws out a leg kick but Stenger moves out of range and Nostredame only half commits.
Stenger avoids the head kick by Nostredame.
Nostredame seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nostredame gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nostredame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger takes a swing at Nostredame's ribcage but misses.
Stenger lands a front kick.
Nostredame throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenger moves into range and clinches up with Nostredame.
Stenger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nostredame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nostredame.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Nostredame.
Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nostredame. That did some damage!
Nostredame just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nostredame.
Nostredame scores with a body shot.
Stenger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Nostredame is just out of range.
Nostredame tries to counter by clinching up but Stenger breaks away and moves out of range.
Nostredame misses with a wild combination.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nostredame manages to avoid it.
Nostredame's corner calls for a 1-2. Nostredame obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stenger tries to clinch there but Nostredame circles away.
Stenger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nostredame.
Stenger avoids the head kick by Nostredame.
Stenger moves into the clinch.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger scores with a hook to the body.
Nostredame pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nostredame connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostredame lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stenger takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Stenger.
A big right from Nostredame misses.
Stenger throws a wild body kick that Nostredame sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Nostredame misses
and Stenger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nostredame really felt that one!
Stenger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nostredame misses with the head strike.
Nostredame avoiding damage as Stenger throws knees to the body.
Nostredame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nostredame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenger manages to avoid it.
Stenger throws a push kick but Nostredame slaps the foot to one side.
Nostredame misses the shot to the body.
Nostredame dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stenger. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nostredame plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Nostredame.
Nostredame avoids the body shot from Stenger.
Nostredame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
Nostredame tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stenger manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Nostredame dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nostredame throws a sloppy head kick and Stenger moves out of range easily.
Stenger throws a wild body kick that Nostredame sees coming a mile off.
Nostredame throws a leg kick but Stenger moved away.
Stenger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nostredame moves away.
Nostredame lands a nice looking body kick.
Nostredame jabs at Stenger's body.
Stenger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stenger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenger clinches.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger scores with a hook to the body.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nostredame throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger trying to land knees to the body.
Stenger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nostredame lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Stenger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nostredame throws a head punch that misses.
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nostredame tries to work over Stenger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nostredame blocks a body shot from Stenger.
Nostredame lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aksel Stenger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
Nostredame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nostredame has had enough of the clinch but Stenger keeps him there for the moment.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Nostredame controls his hands.
Stenger cracks Nostredame with a nice body shot.
Stenger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger scores with a shot to the side of Nostredame's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Nostredame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenger has him pressed against the ropes.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Nostredame controls his hands.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Nostredame controls his hands.
Nostredame throws a head punch that misses.
Nostredame tries to circle away but Stenger has him pinned against the ropes.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nostredame misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nostredame looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nostredame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stenger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stenger blocks an uppercut.
Stenger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nostredame misses with a punch to the body.
Nostredame blocking some punches.
Nostredame struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenger controls his hands.
Stenger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Nostredame controls the action.
Stenger working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nostredame tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Nostredame back against the ropes.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger lands with a short shot to the head.
Stenger lands with a left to the head.
Stenger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nostredame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nostredame is defending well for now.
Stenger tries a body shot but Nostredame blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Stenger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nostredame.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Stenger.
Stenger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Michel Nostredame is winning the standup battle so far.
Nostredame looks to throw a body kick
and Stenger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nostredame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nostredame takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nostredame swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenger.
Nostredame throws a lazy right hand but Stenger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stenger.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Nostredame moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nostredame misses with a body kick.
Nostredame lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nostredame gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stenger.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nostredame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nostredame tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stenger manages to circle out of the way.
Nostredame slips under a jab.
Stenger with a hook.
Nostredame looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Stenger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nostredame rather than just go for the knockout.
Nostredame missing with a left hand there. Stenger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stenger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nostredame fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stenger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stenger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aksel Stenger thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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