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EFFA 20 - Back for more! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Roland Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Huruiama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Huruiama!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Huruiama slips the punch.
Fitzgerald connects with a high kick.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Huruiama.
Dan Huruiama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huruiama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huruiama misses with a combination
and Fitzgerald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzgerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huruiama throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzgerald wants to clinch up but Huruiama keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgerald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight right.
Fitzgerald dodges the punch combination from Huruiama.
Huruiama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald obviously looking to wear him down.
Fitzgerald dodges the punch combination from Huruiama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Fitzgerald moves out of range of the strikes.
Huruiama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huruiama.
It looks like Roland Fitzgerald has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huruiama.
Huruiama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald missing with a left hand there. Huruiama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to Huruiama's midsection.
Huruiama misses with the combination.
Huruiama fails to land with a series of punches.
Huruiama lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzgerald's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald catches Huruiama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Huruiama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huruiama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huruiama throws a series of punches but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Huruiama scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Fitzgerald misses.
Fitzgerald throws a shot from downtown. Huruiama moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Huruiama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzgerald misses with a looping right.
Fitzgerald misses the jab.
Fitzgerald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huruiama walks into a straight right hand from Fitzgerald.
Huruiama ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Huruiama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huruiama slips under a jab from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald loads up on a big right hand but Huruiama slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huruiama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgerald.
Huruiama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch but Huruiama moves out of range.
Fitzgerald scores with a sloppy right hand. Huruiama should have avoided that one.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot that snaps Huruiama's head back.
Huruiama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzgerald was well out of range. Poor timing from Huruiama.
Fitzgerald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzgerald lands with a straight right. Huruiama didn't see that one coming.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the head.
Huruiama is rocked!
Fitzgerald is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fitzgerald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huruiama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huruiama is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?
Huruiama just misses with a punch to the body.
Huruiama misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzgerald throws a front kick to the face that drops Huruiama face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Roland Fitzgerald!
Roland Fitzgerald made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxon Robert Campbell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Bieber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaxon Robert Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bieber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell looks to land a body kick but Bieber moved away.
Campbell is looking to land body kicks.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bieber was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Bieber swinging wildly here.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bieber throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Bieber throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
Bieber fails to land with a series of punches.
Bieber tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bieber lands a two punch combo.
Bieber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber checks it.
Campbell throws a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Justin Bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Bieber blocks the low kick.
A left and a right from Bieber both land. Nice combination.
Campbell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bieber's calf.
Campbell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bieber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bieber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bieber misses with a double jab.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Bieber is just out of range.
Bieber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bieber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Bieber moves his leg out of the way.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bieber.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bieber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bieber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campbell.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bieber moves out of range of the leg kick from Campbell.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.
Campbell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bieber's sensitive parts.
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!
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bieber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bieber lands with a nice combination. Campbell backs away looking to recover.
Campbell thumps Bieber with a low kick.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bieber is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bieber throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Bieber is breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Bieber.
Bieber connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bieber misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Bieber.
Bieber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber checks a leg kick.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Campbell throws a jab when Bieber was well out of range.
Campbell tries a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Bieber.
Campbell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bieber.
Bieber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bieber misses with a double jab.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Bieber blocks the low kick.
Bieber checks a leg kick nicely.
Campbell wants to slow Bieber down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
Bieber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Bieber settles back down.
Bieber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bieber wants to slow Campbell down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Bieber - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Bieber moves his leg out of the way.
Bieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bieber misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bieber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bieber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bieber checks a leg kick.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Bieber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bieber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber moved away.
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 Bieber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bieber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bieber checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Robert Campbell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campbell motions for Bieber to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bieber rather than just go for the knockout.
Campbell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justin Bieber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell is looking to chop away at Bieber's legs.
Bieber misses with a few strikes there.
Bieber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber moved away.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but Bieber checks it.
Bieber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell works Bieber's body with a nice hook.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses.
Campbell throws a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Bieber throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bieber.
Campbell needs to keep his hands up - Bieber had a free shot at his head there.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bieber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bieber was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell throws the kick towards the body but Bieber avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bieber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bieber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell scores with a push kick.
Bieber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bieber fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bieber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bieber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bieber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bieber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bieber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bieber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Campbell backs up against the ropes.
Campbell is looking to slow Bieber down with leg kicks.
Bieber misses with the combination.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bieber throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Campbell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bieber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bieber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell is looking to chop away at Bieber's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Bieber. Those never looked like landing.
Bieber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber moved away.
Bieber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campbell lands a head kick. Bieber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Bieber down.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bieber throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Campbell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bieber misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Campbell tries a low kick but Bieber avoids it.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Bieber.
Campbell pushes Bieber away with a front kick.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Bieber jumps back.
Bieber misses with a combination
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bieber at a distance.
Campbell feints and then cracks Bieber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bieber down.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell thuds a left hand into Bieber's body.
Bieber blocks a low kick nicely.
Campbell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bieber is able to avoid easily.
Bieber throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bieber is out of range.
Bieber throws a leg kick which misses Campbell's front leg but catches the back leg as Campbell tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bieber throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bieber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bieber checks a low kick from Campbell.
Bieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Campbell throws a push kick but Bieber slaps the foot to one side.
Campbell lands a nice hook to Bieber's body. Bieber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Bieber feints a jab promting Campbell to slip. Bieber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Campbell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Bieber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Robert Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bieber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bieber misses with a few strikes there.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campbell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bieber.
Bieber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Campbell tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Campbell tries to score with a low kick but Bieber moves his leg out of the way.
Bieber looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Bieber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
Bieber 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.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Bieber lands.
A leg kick checked by Bieber.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a low kick but Bieber moves out of range easily.
Bieber lands a glancing blow to the side of Campbell's head.
Bieber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bieber duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Bieber throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Campbell misses with a leg kick.
Campbell wants to slow Bieber down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Bieber misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Bieber saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Campbell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bieber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell connects with a high kick.
Bieber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bieber fails to land with a series of punches.
Justin Bieber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
Campbell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bieber can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bieber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bieber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bieber misses with a wild combination.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bieber was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bieber. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell tries to work over Bieber's front leg with a kick but Bieber checks it.
Bieber throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campbell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Campbell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bieber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campbell checks it well.
Bieber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bieber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bieber.
Campbell 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.
Bieber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Bieber off balance momentarily.
Bieber misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Campbell.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bieber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bieber throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Bieber checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Bieber does no damage.
Bieber throws a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Campbell throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
Bieber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Bieber blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bieber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bieber is out of range.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaxon Robert Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Robert Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campbell 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Robert Campbell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Vilhelmsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warren Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjorn Vilhelmsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilhelmsen manages to avoid it.
Vilhelmsen tries to clinch up.
Vilhelmsen tries to clinch up.
Vilhelmsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rasmussen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vilhelmsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rasmussen counters with a nice body shot.
Bjorn Vilhelmsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Vilhelmsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilhelmsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilhelmsen takes one to the chin there.
Vilhelmsen moves in looking to clinch but Rasmussen pushes him off.
Rasmussen misses with a two punch combination.
Vilhelmsen avoids a kick to the body.
Rasmussen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vilhelmsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a leg kick
and Vilhelmsen counters by clinching up.
Vilhelmsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen can't break the clinch.
Vilhelmsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Vilhelmsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilhelmsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Vilhelmsen.
Vilhelmsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasmussen's elbow.
Vilhelmsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Rasmussen tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilhelmsen avoids the damage to the body.
Vilhelmsen blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilhelmsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilhelmsen misses with a punch to the body.
Rasmussen stalling in the clinch but Vilhelmsen improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vilhelmsen.
Vilhelmsen lands with a right to the head.
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.
Vilhelmsen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilhelmsen.
Vilhelmsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilhelmsen slows down the pace here.
Vilhelmsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Vilhelmsen.
A frustrated look appears on Rasmussen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilhelmsen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to stall but Vilhelmsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rasmussen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilhelmsen can't find room to land a body shot as Rasmussen controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilhelmsen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilhelmsen.
Rasmussen blocking some punches.
Rasmussen is trying to stall.
Vilhelmsen lands with a light punch inside.
Rasmussen controlling the action here for a moment.
Vilhelmsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vilhelmsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rasmussen's efforts to push away.
Vilhelmsen has Rasmussen pressed against the ropes.
Vilhelmsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasmussen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilhelmsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilhelmsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilhelmsen scores with a shot to the side of Rasmussen's head.
Vilhelmsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasmussen is rocked!
Vilhelmsen creates a bit of distance and cracks Rasmussen with a big uppercut! Rasmussen goes down! The referee pushes Vilhelmsen away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Rasmussen make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Vilhelmsen takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bjorn Vilhelmsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Trent Profittt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross McTaggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trent Profittt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross McTaggart!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTaggart connects with a solid leg kick.
McTaggart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Profittt counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops McTaggart to the mat! Profittt runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and McTaggart is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTaggart goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McTaggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Profittt blocks a head kick by McTaggart.
Profittt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTaggart can pounce on him.
McTaggart throws a lazy head kick
and Profittt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McTaggart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Profittt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTaggart throws a chopping leg kick but Profittt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from McTaggart is predictable there
and Profittt counters with a right hand to the body.
McTaggart tries to land a body kick
and as McTaggart takes a moment to reset, Profittt counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! McTaggart goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Profittt is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trent Profittt!
An out of breath Trent Profittt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikonen throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones swings for the body but Raikonen moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Raikonen moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Raikonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones defending well as Raikonen loads up on a big left hand.
Raikonen connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raikonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raikonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raikonen tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raikonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but Raikonen moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Raikonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Raikonen circles away.
Raikonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Raikonen seems unphased.
Jones is looking to clinch but Raikonen is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raikonen avoids it.
Raikonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jarmo Raikonen has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Raikonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Raikonen is trying to break free.
Raikonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Raikonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raikonen is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raikonen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Raikonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raikonen looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Raikonen won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones works on Raikonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones working Raikonen over with knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Raikonen shrugs off.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones working Raikonen over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raikonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raikonen blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Raikonen working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones working Raikonen over with knees to the body.
Raikonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones keeps control of Raikonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raikonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Raikonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Raikonen into the ropes.
Raikonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raikonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raikonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Raikonen blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raikonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raikonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raikonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Raikonen is trying to stall.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Raikonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Raikonen pushes him off.
Raikonen looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones tries to clinch there but Raikonen circles away.
Raikonen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raikonen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Raikonen looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raikonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Raikonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Raikonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Raikonen misses its intended target.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones keeps control of Raikonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Raikonen to the canvas! Can Raikonen beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Raikonen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Raikonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raikonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raikonen misses with a straight left.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Raikonen in a clinch.
Raikonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Raikonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Raikonen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Raikonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raikonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raikonen can do to turn this around?
Raikonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Good exchange - Raikonen coming out on top.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raikonen tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones has Raikonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Raikonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raikonen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raikonen's efforts to push away.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Raikonen tries to tie him up.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raikonen's face.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Raikonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raikonen or not.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working Raikonen over with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Raikonen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raikonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Raikonen in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jon Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones tries to stall but Raikonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raikonen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Raikonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raikonen tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen wants to break free but Jones has control.
Raikonen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones tries a body shot but Raikonen blocks it.
Raikonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Raikonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raikonen is rocked!
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Raikonen's ribcage.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Raikonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Raikonen won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raikonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Raikonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Jarmo Raikonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Raikonen throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Raikonen misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
A slow jab from Raikonen misses its intended target.
Raikonen lands with a nice body punch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Raikonen circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Raikonen finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Raikonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Raikonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones tries to clinch but Raikonen moves out of range.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Raikonen circles away.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raikonen.
Jones wants to clinch up but Raikonen keeps it at a distance.
Raikonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raikonen scores with a jab.
Raikonen scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen throws a big shot that misses.
Jones lands with a cross.
A left lands for Raikonen.
Jones tries to clinch but Raikonen moves away
letting Raikonen counter with a right hand.
Raikonen misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones tries to clinch up but Raikonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Raikonen won't want to take too many of those.
Raikonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
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!
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Raikonen's ribcage.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Raikonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raikonen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Raikonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raikonen is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raikonen backwards.
Raikonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Raikonen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Raikonen is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raikonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a right hand.
Raikonen can't break the clinch.
Raikonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones prevents Raikonen from breaking the clinch.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raikonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raikonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raikonen avoids it.
Raikonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raikonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones avoids the body shot from Raikonen.
Raikonen misses with the combination.
Raikonen with a nice cross.
Raikonen connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
A jab from Raikonen misses.
Jones pushes Raikonen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Raikonen working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikonen is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Raikonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Raikonen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raikonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones working Raikonen over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Jones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jarmo Raikonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raikonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskisarja wants to land a leg kick but Chan is out of range.
Keskisarja lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keskisarja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Keskisarja does no damage.
Keskisarja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskisarja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chan's hands.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja moves out of range as Chan throws a body kick.
Keskisarja throws a leg kick which misses Chan's front leg but catches the back leg as Chan tries to avoid it.
Chan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keskisarja finds it's way round the side to connect with Chan's head.
Keskisarja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Chan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskisarja cracks Chan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kari Keskisarja!
A relieved looking Kari Keskisarja 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dallas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexy Julian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk. Julian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy. Dallas Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sexy Julian's chin.
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dallas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sexy Julian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Julian is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julian is defending well for now.
Jones prevents Julian from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Julian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Julian is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Julian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julian avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Julian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Sexy Julian has been cut.
Jones has Julian pressed against the ropes, preventing Julian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julian tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Julian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Julian in his tracks for a moment.
Julian working hard to break the clinch.
Julian dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Julian tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Julian.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Julian is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Julian tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julian's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones prevents Julian from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Julian is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Julian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julian throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Julian misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Julian wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julian's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Julian dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julian tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Sexy Julian's cut even more.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julian's efforts to push away.
Julian takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Julian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Julian dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Julian 's eye.
Julian avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Julian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Julian.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Julian trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julian is defending well for now.
Julian wants to stall.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Julian has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is pushing Julian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Julian blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is pushing Julian up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Julian takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julian is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Julian tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Julian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Julian backwards.
Julian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sexy Julian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Julian swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones wants to clinch up but Julian keeps it at a distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dallas Jones has been cut.
Julian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julian keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but Julian moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Julian keeps it at a distance.
Jones drives through and clinches with Julian against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julian working hard to break the clinch.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones keeps control of Julian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones prevents a body shot from Julian.
Julian trying to land knees to the body.
Julian blocks the elbow strike.
Julian tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Julian has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Julian wants to break free but Jones has control.
Julian wants to break free but Jones has control.
Julian has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Julian wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Julian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Julian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Julian is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Julian's defenses.
Julian tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Julian wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Julian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Julian blocks with his arms.
Julian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Julian tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones lands an elbow just above Julian 's eye.
Dallas Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Julian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julian's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has Julian pushed against the ropes.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Sexy Julian's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones has Julian pressed against the ropes, preventing Julian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Julian blocks an elbow strike.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones keeps control of Julian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Julian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Julian blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Sexy Julian's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sexy Julian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dallas Jones!
A very excited looking Dallas Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic's entrance music is T.N.T. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.
Pericic gets tackled into the ropes by Larsonn. Larsonn maintains the clinch.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsonn.
Pericic dodges an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Larsonn pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Larsonn.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Larsonn.
Larsonn tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pericic.
Larsonn has a couple of punches blocked by Pericic.
Pericic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsonn backwards.
Larsonn is trying to maintain a safe position but Pericic gets an underhook and turns Larsonn into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsonn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pericic is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
Pericic blocks an uppercut.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsonn lands a nice knee to the body.
Pericic presses Larsonn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsonn missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Larsonn scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pericic avoids the damage to the body.
Larsonn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pericic blocks the elbow strike.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to break the clinch but Larsonn is controlling the position.
Pericic blocking some punches.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Larsonn misses with a knee strike.
Larsonn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pericic lands a shot to the body.
Larsonn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsonn stalling in the clinch but Pericic improves position.
Pericic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsonn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to work over Larsonn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsonn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pericic's brow.
Pericic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pericic blocks an elbow strike.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Pericic.
Larsonn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pericic breaks from the clinch.
Jorge Pericic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pericic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsonn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larsonn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pericic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsonn's sensitive parts.
Pericic is looking to clinch.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsonn cracks Pericic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsonn has time to react.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.
Pericic cracks Larsonn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsonn misses with a hook. Pericic ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pericic closes the distance but Larsonn moves to the side
enabling Larsonn to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pericic. Larsonn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pericic connects with a nice looking jab.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Pericic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pericic throws a series of strikes that have Larsonn backpedaling.
Larsonn is rocked!
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsonn slips a jab from Pericic.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
Larsonn keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic lands a jab to Larsonn's midsection.
Pericic scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Larsonn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Larsonn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pericic finish him?
Pericic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Larsonn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pericic should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larsonn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsonn seems to have recovered his senses.
Larsonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
Larsonn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pericic tries to clinch there but Larsonn circles away.
Larsonn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pericic is looking to clinch but Larsonn is avoiding it.
Larsonn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pericic misses with a straight right.
Larsonn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pericic lands a leg kick that knocks Larsonn off balance momentarily.
Pericic tries to clinch but Larsonn is having none of it.
Larsonn walks into a jab.
Pericic scores with a head kick. Larsonn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pericic thuds a left hand into Larsonn's body.
Larsonn throws a body punch but Pericic moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pericic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larsonn doesn't seem phased though.
Larsonn is rocked!
Pericic moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsonn.
Larsonn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pericic finish him?
Larsonn looks to land a left hand but Pericic moved out of range nicely.
Larsonn seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic throws a head kick but Larsonn moves out of range.
Pericic staying out of range there.
Larsonn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pericic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larsonn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pericic was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsonn.
Pericic's corner calls for a 1-2. Pericic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pericic works Larsonn's body with a nice hook.
Pericic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pericic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsonn moves away.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Larsonn slips under a jab from Pericic.
Larsonn gets tackled into the ropes by Pericic. Pericic maintains the clinch.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Jorge Pericic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pericic can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pericic blocks the elbow strike.
Larsonn prevents a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn throws a head punch that misses.
Larsonn lands a nice uppercut.
Larsonn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Pericic can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.
Pericic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pericic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larsonn drives through and clinches with Pericic against the ropes.
Larsonn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsonn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Larsonn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pericics head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Pericic.
Pericic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pericic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsonn rushes Pericic and presses him up against the ropes.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Pericic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pericic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsonn's elbow.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Larsonn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Pericic.
Pericic digs a right hand underneath Larsonn's ribcage. Larsonn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larsonn is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pericic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Larsonn misses with some punches.
Larsonn misses with some punches.
Larsonn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pericic's defenses.
Pericic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pericic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pericic with a jab.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsonn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pericic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pericic throws a front kick that sends Larsonn stumbling back into the ropes.
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorge Pericic is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsonn keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic moves away from the strike by Larsonn.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsonn has time to react.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsonn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Pericic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsonn walks into a big right hand from Pericic and goes down! The referee sends Pericic to a neutral corner as Larsonn gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Pericic is looking to clinch but Larsonn is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn blocks a head kick by Pericic.
The crowd cheers as Larsonn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pericic doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pericic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pericic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsonn can do to turn this around?
Larsonn thuds his right hand into Pericic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Pericic.
Pericic throws a switch kick that catches Larsonn on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Larsonn looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Larsonn flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jorge Pericic!
Jorge Pericic retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jorge Pericic 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorsey Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen Demons by Shadow Hill as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorsey Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Taggart does it's job there.
Taggart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taggart moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taggart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
Taggart leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Taggart lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Taggart.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Taggart won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Taggart is controlling the position.
Murphy is trying to push Taggart away but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Taggart throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Taggart misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Taggart.
Murphy tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
Murphy is trying to push Taggart away but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Taggart.
Taggart is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taggart has his back to the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Taggart.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Taggart has double underhooks.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Taggart has double underhooks.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Taggart avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy tries to break free but Taggart pushes him back against the ropes.
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Taggart.
Taggart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taggart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
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!
Taggart presses Murphy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taggart.
Taggart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murphy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Taggart is working Murphy over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taggart.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Taggart scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taggart has him pressed against the ropes.
Taggart prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Taggart pushes Murphy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Taggart has Murphy pressed against the ropes, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Taggart to work.
A shot in the inside from Taggart.
Taggart digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Taggart misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Taggart.
Taggart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Taggart cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Taggart - that landed with a thud.
Murphy looks winded!
Taggart pushes Murphy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Taggart has the dominant position.
A short right from Taggart.
Taggart is working Murphy over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Taggart - that landed with a thud.
Taggart pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Taggart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taggart stalling the fight.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Taggart is controlling the position.
Taggart keeps control of Murphy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Taggart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Taggart presses Murphy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taggart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taggart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Still in the clinch, Taggart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
Taggart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Taggart settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Taggart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Taggart drives through and clinches with Murphy against the ropes.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Taggart checks it
and Taggart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taggart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taggart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Taggart scores with a big combo that sends Murphy crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Murphy flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Taggart jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart retains his lightweight title!
Cole Taggart decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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