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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sammens's choice of entrance music: PRIDE FC - Opening. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle loads up on a big right hand but Sammens slips the punch.
Boyle throws a hook but Sammens blocks it.
Sammens throws a front kick aimed at Boyle's knee but Boyle avoids it well.
Boyle lands with a cross.
We've been told by Boyle's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sammens avoids the head kick by Boyle.
Sammens throws a head kick that misses.
Sammens throws a combination. Boyle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boyle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sammens.
Boyle gets a double leg takedown into Sammens's guard.
Sammens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boyle controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammens looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boyle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle is working for an americana but Sammens has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Boyle was thinking about the submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyle looking to sit in guard and control but Sammens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sammens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sammens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sammens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle managing to control the position.
Boyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sammens's guard.
Boyle wants to control from the top but Sammens keeps moving.
Boyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boyle looking to sit in guard and control but Sammens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sammens is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammens stands up over Boyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boyle is looking for a triangle but Sammens pushes his legs off easily.
Boyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammens.
Boyle is trying to keep Sammens in close.
Boyle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sammens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sammens works over Boyle with some ground and pound from guard.
Sammens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyle is trying to hold Sammens in close to prevent damage but Sammens has managed to pass into half guard.
Sammens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyle is trying is best to control the position here.
Sammens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyle is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sammens is tapping! Great win for Boyle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Boyle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Fuel. Tatsuya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DBZ. Roy Royler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryuu Tatsuya's chin.
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class MT
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Royler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royler lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
Tatsuya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tatsuya avoids the body shot from Royler.
Royler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Royler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royler throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tatsuya swinging wildly here.
Tatsuya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tatsuya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royler. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Tatsuya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya jabs Royler right on the nose. Royler blinks but takes it well.
Royler keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lands with a nice body punch.
Tatsuya throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
Royler connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royler looks to land a right hand but Tatsuya moved out of range.
Tatsuya cracks the inside of Royler's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatsuya, right into the meat.
Royler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royler 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.
Tatsuya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatsuya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royler blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royler is out of range and Tatsuya settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatsuya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Royler as he checks the leg kick.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatsuya tries to work over Royler's front leg with a kick but Royler checks it.
Tatsuya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tatsuya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tatsuya lands a lovely overhand right.
Tatsuya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatsuya lands a leg kick that knocks Royler off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tatsuya.
Royler throws a looping overhand right but Tatsuya ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tatsuya misses.
Tatsuya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Royler moves out of range as Tatsuya strikes.
Tatsuya misses with a straight left.
Tatsuya sizes up Royler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tatsuya fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatsuya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatsuya blocks a low kick nicely.
Royler checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya cracks Royler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Royler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Royler takes one on the button.
Tatsuya has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Royler moves out of range as Tatsuya strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royler connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royler scores with a body shot.
Tatsuya scores with a nice body kick.
Tatsuya throws a looping overhand right but Royler ducks down to avoid it.
Royler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatsuya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tatsuya staying out of range there.
Royler instigates a clinch.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royler.
Tatsuya blocks a body shot from Royler.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuu Tatsuya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tatsuya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royler.
Oooooh!!! Royler has knocked Tatsuya down with a huge combo! Royler steps away and waves a wobbly Tatsuya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Royler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatsuya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royler is out of range and Tatsuya settles back down.
Royler defending well as Tatsuya loads up on a big left hand.
Tatsuya missing with a left hand there. Royler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatsuya misses the jab.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Royler misses.
Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Royler.
Royler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tatsuya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatsuya looks to land a right hand but Royler moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuya circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatsuya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Royler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. Royler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Royler throws the left hand but Tatsuya avoids the punch easily.
Tatsuya scores with a nice body kick.
Tatsuya gets a clinch.
Royler misses with some punches.
Tatsuya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatsuya gets through Royler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royler is trying to break the clinch but Tatsuya is controlling him.
Royler digs a right hand into Tatsuya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tatsuya's gas tank.
Royler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Ryuu Tatsuya's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royler.
Royler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royler lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Royler.
Tatsuya is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Royler - that landed with a thud.
Royler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royler lands a shot to the body.
Royler can't find room to land a body shot as Tatsuya controls the action.
Royler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryuu Tatsuya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royler.
Royler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Royler lands a big right hand that sends Tatsuya crashing to the mat! Royler stays standing though and waves Tatsuya back to his feet!
Tatsuya is rocked!
Tatsuya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Royler counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Tatsuya out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Royler is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roy Royler!
Roy Royler made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Not talking so much shit now, are we? I challenge Cajun Xander, a fight to the death!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lamb of God - To The End kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
21 - 22 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxlund is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Boxlund counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxlund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blixt Boxlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxlund checks it well.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Boxlund connects with a single shot there.
Diaz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boxlund dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
Boxlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Boxlund is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxlund momentarily.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxlund drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boxlund dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boxlund scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Boxlund misses.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxlund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Boxlund misses with a hook.
Boxlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Boxlund tries to clinch up.
Boxlund moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boxlund looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Boxlund misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxlund makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxlund lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boxlund lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Boxlund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxlund moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Boxlund tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Boxlund staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxlund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxlund wants to clinch.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Boxlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxlund instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Boxlund.
Boxlund lands a left hand.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boxlund lands a nice uppercut.
Boxlund gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Boxlund moves out of range easily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blixt Boxlund dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boxlund misses with a looping left.
Boxlund lands a head shot.
Diaz throws a hook but Boxlund blocks it.
Boxlund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boxlund throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Boxlund is looking to clinch.
Boxlund blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Boxlund moved out of range nicely.
Boxlund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Boxlund misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boxlund tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boxlund's hands.
Boxlund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boxlund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Boxlund throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Boxlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Boxlund cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxlund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boxlund scores with a leg kick.
Boxlund misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Boxlund.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Boxlund works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz tries to bum rush Boxlund with a series of wild strikes but Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Boxlund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxlund scores with a body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Boxlund scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Boxlund saw it coming and moves away.
Boxlund blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but Boxlund avoids it.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boxlund rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boxlund.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxlund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxlund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Boxlund fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxlund.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Boxlund keeps him there for the moment.
Boxlund presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Boxlund controls the action.
Diaz wants to break free but Boxlund has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxlund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boxlund.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxlund.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxlund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Boxlund gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxlund has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blixt Boxlund dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boxlund checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz slips under a jab from Boxlund.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boxlund scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Boxlund throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz takes a swing at Boxlund's ribcage but misses.
Boxlund lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Boxlund saw that one coming.
Boxlund defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boxlund scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Boxlund clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz motions for Boxlund to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Boxlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxlund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxlund moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Diaz
and Boxlund counters with a leg kick.
Boxlund throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxlund moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Boxlund scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxlund works the jab nicely.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Boxlund is out of range.
Boxlund slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Boxlund. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Boxlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxlund throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Boxlund lands a jab.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boxlund.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxlund finish him?
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz glances at the clock... BAM! Boxlund nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Diaz crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Diaz is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blixt Boxlund!
Blixt Boxlund decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Gites has chosen Eminem - Above The Law as his entrance music. 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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30
144 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Gites!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gites shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gites was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Gites throws a strike aimed at the side of Brown's head but Brown avoids it well.
Gites has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gites.
Brown just holding on.
Gites looking to finish with strikes here!
Gites thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gites landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Gites there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites thowing shots but they're missing.
Gites putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gites pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gites has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gites throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gites there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Gites there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gites looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Gites pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gites trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
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!
Gites looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Gites throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gites throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gites cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gites working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gites lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown tries to hold on but Gites postures up.
Gites misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gites scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Brown tries to lock up and control but Gites gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gites in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gites trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Gites misses with a head shot.
Gites working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Gites misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Gites's attempts to control the action.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gites is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gites.
Gites wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gites.
Gites is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Gites is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gites to get the leverage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gites dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gites shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Gites walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gites slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Gites moved out of range.
John Gites is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown punishes Gites's body with a nice straight punch.
Gites dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Gites's head and hops out.
Gites throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gites off to one side.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Gites.
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!
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Gites is rocked!
Brown is pushing Gites up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gites is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Good body shot from Brown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Gites is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pushes Gites back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown dips a shoulder and cracks Gites with a mighty uppercut! Gites falls back against the cage and Brown unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gites is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brown screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Brown!
A relieved looking Victor Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, John Gites stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well the better man won today and he earned the win. I'll take some time off to heal and learn from this loss and come back stronger. You haven't seen the last of me yet. Shout to my fans and keep supporting your boy. Cheers'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomek Gutzeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutzeit comes to the cage accompanied by Sobota- Do gory leb. Tomek Gutzeit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
180 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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22
180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomek Gutzeit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws the left hand but Gutzeit avoids the punch easily.
Gutzeit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutzeit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gutzeit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gutzeit misses with the combination.
Gutzeit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gutzeit.
Diaz throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gutzeit controlling from side mount.
Gutzeit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutzeit in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gutzeit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gutzeit cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gutzeit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutzeit just content to control the position.
Gutzeit is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Diaz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gutzeit gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Diaz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gutzeit lets go of the hold and Diaz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomek Gutzeit!
A less than humble Tomek Gutzeit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jizzy Krup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhani Vihervuori has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jizzy Krup's chin.
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32
175 lbs
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28
184 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jizzy Krup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juhani Vihervuori!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krup avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori scores with a sloppy right hand. Krup should have avoided that one.
Krup is looking to clinch but Vihervuori is avoiding it.
Krup scores with a nice right hand.
Krup scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori misses with a leg kick.
Vihervuori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krup.
Vihervuori misses with a leg kick
and Krup counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vihervuori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krup lands a jab.
Krup loads up on a big right hand but Vihervuori slips the punch.
Vihervuori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krup in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krup connects with a jab.
Krup throws a hook but Vihervuori avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krup scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vihervuori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vihervuori defends it nicely.
Krup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihervuori misses the jab.
Vihervuori scores with a decent looking hook.
Krup misses with a looping right.
Krup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krup was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori moves out of range of the body kick.
Vihervuori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krup counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krup tries to stand but Vihervuori is controlling his head.
Vihervuori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vihervuori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krup tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Vihervuori is looking to regain half guard here but Krup keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krup thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihervuori is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vihervuori keeps trying to improve his position.
Krup wants to stand but Vihervuori has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Vihervuori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vihervuori trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krup pushing down on Vihervuori's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krup tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Vihervuori.
Vihervuori is defending against the submission attempts here by Krup.
Vihervuori trying to control here.
Krup wants to take a breather but Vihervuori is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krup is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Krup working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vihervuori's thigh. Vihervuori counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jizzy Krup will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krup sizes up Vihervuori with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the side of Krup's head but Krup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vihervuori tests Krup's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krup cracks Vihervuori with a good jab.
Krup misses with a looping left.
Vihervuori swings for the body but Krup moves out of range.
Krup shoots in looking for a takedown but Vihervuori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krup's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krup throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vihervuori counters with a nice body shot.
Krup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vihervuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krup moves away.
Vihervuori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori clinches.
Vihervuori gets underhooks to prevent Krup's takedown attempt.
Krup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jizzy Krup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krup is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vihervuori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Krup fails to pull guard.
Krup is trying to drag Vihervuori to the mat but Vihervuori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vihervuori slowing the pace effectively.
Krup definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krup working hard to break the clinch.
Krup gets control of Vihervuori's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krup will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Krup tries to strike from the bottom.
Vihervuori throwing strikes from guard but Krup blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krup preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Krup keeps moving.
Vihervuori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vihervuori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krup wants to get back to his feet but Vihervuori is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krup.
Krup is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vihervuori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vihervuori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krup.
Krup connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vihervuori momentarily.
Vihervuori swings widly with a right hand
and Krup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vihervuori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vihervuori lands a jab to Krup's midsection.
Krup throws a shot from downtown. Vihervuori moves away and avoids it.
Krup ducks under a wild hook from Vihervuori.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vihervuori misses with a body punch
letting Krup counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori drops his hands momentarily and Krup takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab by Vihervuori.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Vihervuori does it's job there.
Krup gets a takedown into half guard.
Krup trying to pass the guard but Vihervuori defending well.
Vihervuori works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vihervuori is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krup defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihervuori wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Vihervuori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vihervuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Krup is just out of range.
Vihervuori misses with a straight right.
Krup connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vihervuori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krup has his takedown stuffed
and Vihervuori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vihervuori throws a leg kick that misses.
Vihervuori thows a leg kick but Krup checks it
and Krup decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vihervuori's guard.
Krup trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vihervuori's guard.
Krup stands and steps away. Vihervuori gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori misses with a double jab.
Vihervuori throws a body punch but Krup moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihervuori. Krup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihervuori takes a swing at Krup's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihervuori. Krup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihervuori throws a hook but Krup blocks it.
Krup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krup connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vihervuori thows a body shot but no joy.
Vihervuori wants to clinch up but Krup keeps it at a distance.
Vihervuori throws a leg kick
and Krup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vihervuori misses with a combination
and Krup counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vihervuori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vihervuori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krup.
Krup scores with a jab. Vihervuori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krup scores with a decent looking hook.
Krup defending well as Vihervuori loads up on a big left hand.
Vihervuori moves in looking to clinch but Krup pushes him off.
Krup throws out a powerful jab.
Krup dives in and grabs Vihervuori's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vihervuori pushes down on Krup's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vihervuori avoids the body shot from Krup.
Krup feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vihervuori's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krup lands a jab to the head.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Krup.
Vihervuori looks to land a right hand but Krup moved out of range.
Vihervuori throws a lazy right hand but Krup sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Krup.
Vihervuori looks to throw the jab but Krup is out of range.
Krup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krup moves in looking to clinch but Vihervuori pushes him off.
Nice cross by Krup.
That kick from Vihervuori tenderised Krup's leg. Krup is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krup misses with a hook
and Vihervuori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krup doesn't manage to clinch there - Vihervuori circles away.
Krup misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihervuori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vihervuori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krup lands a head shot.
Vihervuori swings for the body but Krup moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori misses with a left hand
letting Krup counter with a right hand.
Krup walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jizzy Krup.
I think Krup has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jizzy Krup!
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