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EFFA 44 - Killing Ground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Thadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Sash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sash has chosen Bis Das Blut Gefriert as his entrance music. Don Sash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Thadani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Sash!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sash misses with a series of wild punches.
Sash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Sash.
Thadani thuds his shin into the meat of Sash's side.
Thadani slips a jab and a cross from Sash.
Thadani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thadani. Sash shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Thadani tenderised Sash's leg. Sash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Don Sash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thadani scores with a spinning back kick!
Sash looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Thadani.
Thadani lands a head kick that bluckles Sash and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thadani no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Don Sash has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Thadani.
Thadani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sash will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Thadani.
Thadani throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sash takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thadani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sash if he has to take too many more of those.
Thadani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thadani scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thadani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sash takes a step back to recover.
Thadani scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sash takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thadani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Sash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thadani fakes the leg kick and cracks Sash in the body.
Sash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Thadani.
Thadani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thadani taking a breather.
Thadani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
A knee to the head by Thadani.
Thadani lands an elbow inside.
Thadani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thadani stalling against the ropes.
Sash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Sash.
Sash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thadani.
Thadani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thadani connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Thadani tenderised Sash's leg. Sash is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thadani has managed to clinch.
Thadani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Thadani.
Thadani landing knees to the head.
Thadani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thadani lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thadani.
Thadani unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thadani holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thadani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Don Sash's cut even more.
Thadani stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thadani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sash's defenses.
Thadani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sash's face.
Sash is trying to force a seperation but Thadani has the dominant position.
Thadani connects with a knee to the head.
Thadani prevents Sash from breaking the clinch.
Thadani lands a knee to the head.
Sash is rocked!
Sash is looking to break free of the clinch but Thadani has double underhooks.
Sash is still on wobbly legs! Can Thadani finish him?
Thadani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sash's efforts to push away.
Sash seems to have recovered his senses.
Thadani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sash throws a head punch that misses.
Thadani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sash up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thadani should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Don Sash's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Sash misses.
Tom Thadani is winning the standup battle so far.
Sash throws a head kick but Thadani moves out of range.
Thadani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sash's sensitive parts.
Thadani throws out a head kick that Sash doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Sash crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Sash's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
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!
Sash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thadani counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thadani.
Don Sash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sash 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.
Thadani lands with a nice body kick.
Sash takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sash walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thadani.
Thadani throws a front kick that sends Sash stumbling back into the ropes.
A solid body kick from Thadani.
Thadani scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Sash to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Thadani away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Sash got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Sash is breathing heavily.
Thadani has closed the distance and engaged Sash in a clinch.
Thadani leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thadani landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thadani obliges.
Nice elbow from Thadani.
Sash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thadani with a knee to the head.
Thadani scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thadani.
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!
Thadani creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Sash off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Sash is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Thadani is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tom Thadani!
Tom Thadani took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dokken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cherry Pie "Warrant". Axl Dokken is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokken connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Rogers slips under a jab from Dokken.
Rogers gets tackled into the ropes by Dokken. Dokken maintains the clinch.
Dokken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dokken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Dokken blocks it.
Dokken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dokken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.
Dokken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dokken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dokken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dokken clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dokken blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dokken throws an elbow but misses.
Rogers takes a shot to the head.
Rogers trying to land knees to the body.
Dokken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dokken leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dokken avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Dokken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Axl Dokken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokken drives through and clinches with Rogers against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dokken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dokken lands with a cross.
Dokken throws a head kick that misses.
Dokken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokken.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Dokken breaks from the clinch.
Dokken lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the ropes and back into range.
Dokken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers tries to keep at a distance but Dokken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dokken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokken keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dokken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Rogers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dokken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dokken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dokken breaks from the clinch.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers is rocked!
Dokken misses with a head kick.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Dokken finish him?
BAM! Dokken delivers a spinning backfist that drops Rogers like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Axl Dokken!
Axl Dokken seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nico Vega - Beast. Ruud Van Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Very quick
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane 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.
Crane misses with an uppercut. Van Hall saw that one coming.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane pushes Van Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crane, right into the meat.
Van Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Crane has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Hall breaks from the clinch.
Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Crane's head.
Crane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crane throws a nice head kick!
Crane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hall blocks a leg kick.
Van Hall looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Crane scoring well with a low kick there.
Crane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crane misses with a combination
and Van Hall counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Hall has time to react.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane misses with a double jab
and Van Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Crane is rocked!
Crane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Crane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Hall counters with a straight right, followed by a hook and finally a brutal uppercut! Crane drops to the canvas, flat on his back and unconcious - no need for the referee to start the count as this one is all over! Van Hall struts around like it's just an every day occurrence to knock someone out in such brutal fashion. A dominant finish for Van Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruud Van Hall!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ruud Van Hall thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronan Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronan Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Silver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
Gaara throws a good cross that connects.
Silver throws a good cross that connects.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gaara's head backwards.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Gaara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaara slips a jab from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Gaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Gaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver thows a leg kick but Gaara checks it
and Gaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaara has managed to clinch.
Gaara trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaara is stalling here.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Gaara improves position.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silver taking a breather.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara landing knees 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!
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Silver won't want to take too many of those.
Gaara working Silver over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaara has double underhooks.
Gaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Gaara slips the punch.
Gaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silver if he has to take too many more of those.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaara clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaara controls his hands.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaara.
Gaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Gaara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Gaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaara misses with a punch to the body.
Gaara lands an elbow inside.
Silver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaara lands with a nice body kick.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Gaara ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Gaara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver throws a jab when Gaara was well out of range.
Gaara slips a jab from Silver.
Gaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaara.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Gaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaara's head.
A low kick from Silver is predictable there
and Gaara counters with a body kick that stops Silver in his tracks momentarily.
Gaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Come on Gaara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Gaara avoids it by throwing Silver back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to stall.
Gaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.
Gaara scores with a hook to the body.
Gaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaara's elbow.
Silver trying to stall but Gaara improves his position.
Gaara missing with knees to the body.
Gaara working Silver over with knees to the body.
Gaara breaks the clinch.
Michael Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a hook.
Gaara looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Gaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Gaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaara.
Silver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaara checks it well.
The fighters circling - Gaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Gaara moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Gaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaara moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaara counters with a head kick. That will keep Silver thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gaara missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Gaara counters with a leg kick.
Gaara slips under a jab.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaara.
Silver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gaara.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaara counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Gaara's shoulder, as Gaara tries to avoid the shot.
Silver misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Gaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Gaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Gaara loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Gaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaara counters with a good, hard body kick but Silver shrugs it off.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Gaara ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver works the jab nicely.
Silver throws a leg kick
and Gaara counters with a big head kick but Silver shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Gaara counters with a head kick. That will keep Silver thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver's sensitive parts.
Gaara pushes Silver away with a front kick.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaara's hands.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaara!
Gaara pushes Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gaara working Silver over with knees to the body.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Gaara.
Ronan Gaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaara scores with a hook to the body.
Gaara leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Silver takes an elbow to the temple.
Gaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaara scores with a push kick.
Gaara throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gaara throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaara fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook but Gaara avoids it easily.
Gaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaara closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Gaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.
Gaara tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Gaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Michael Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gaara obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Gaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaara, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Gaara!
Ronan Gaara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wandy Wandeco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred E Neuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Alfred E Neuman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandy Wandeco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfred E Neuman!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandeco is looking to clinch.
Wandeco moves into the clinch.
E Neuman breaks the clinch.
E Neuman avoids the body shot from Wandeco.
Wandeco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
E Neuman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wandeco blocks a jab.
Wandeco slips under a jab.
Wandeco tries to bum rush E Neuman with a series of wild strikes but E Neuman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
E Neuman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wandy Wandeco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wandeco throws a right and a left that E Neuman avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from E Neuman.
E Neuman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wandecos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman throws a low kick but Wandeco avoids it.
Wandeco wants to clinch.
E Neuman circles away from the clinch attempt
and E Neuman counters with an inside leg kick.
Wandeco avoids the head kick by E Neuman.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but E Neuman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
E Neuman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
E Neuman cracks Wandeco with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wandeco has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wandeco avoids it.
E Neuman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wandeco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wandeco lands a nice knee to the body.
Wandeco is trying to force a seperation but E Neuman has the dominant position.
E Neuman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
E Neuman struggles to land a body shot inside as Wandeco controls his hands.
Wandeco taking a breather.
E Neuman struggles to land a body shot inside as Wandeco controls his hands.
E Neuman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wandeco.
Wandeco taking a breather.
E Neuman looking to throw knees to the head but Wandeco is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as E Neuman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wandeco lands a left hand that snaps the head of E Neuman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandeco is trying to push E Neuman away but E Neuman has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
E Neuman lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Wandeco.
Wandeco managing to block the knees to the body from E Neuman.
Wandeco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the ropes, E Neuman throws an elbow but misses.
E Neuman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wandeco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with E Neuman's elbow.
E Neuman avoiding damage as Wandeco throws knees to the body.
Wandeco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down E Neuman.
Wandeco tries to break the clinch but E Neuman is controlling the position.
Wandeco lands a left hand.
Wandeco looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
E Neuman managing to block the knees to the body from Wandeco.
E Neuman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wandeco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wandeco is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
E Neuman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wandeco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
E Neuman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
E Neuman tries a knee to the head but Wandeco blocks it.
A shot in the inside from E Neuman.
Wandeco misses with a body punch.
E Neuman misses with the head strike.
Wandeco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
E Neuman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
E Neuman lands a hook that snaps the head of Wandeco backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
E Neuman lands a good knee to the midsection. Wandeco won't want to take too many of those.
E Neuman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wandeco misses with a hook to the ribs.
E Neuman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred E Neuman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
E Neuman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wandeco tries to clinch there but E Neuman circles away.
Wandeco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Wandeco.
Wandeco moves out of range as E Neuman throws a body kick.
Wandeco tries to close the distance and clinch but E Neuman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
E Neuman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wandeco closes the distance but E Neuman moves to the side
and E Neuman counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Wandeco goes down! E Neuman rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Wandeco is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wandeco lands a jab to the head.
Wandy Wandeco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wandeco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
E Neuman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E Neuman closes the distance and catches Wandeco with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Wandeco is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Wandeco is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Wandeco is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! E Neuman takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alfred E Neuman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg comes to the ring accompanied by BMTH - Alligator Blood. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg rushes Rasmussen and presses him up against the ropes.
Kaczjarg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rasmussen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaczjarg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaczjarg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczjarg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasmussen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg tries a body shot but Rasmussen blocks it.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Kaczjarg.
Rasmussen misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Rasmussen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
Kaczjarg looking to stall.
Kaczjarg landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
Kaczjarg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasmussen avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Kaczjarg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaczjarg.
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaczjarg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasmussen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaczjarg landing knees to the head.
It looks like Warren Rasmussen has been cut.
Kaczjarg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen avoiding damage as Kaczjarg throws knees to the body.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Rasmussen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasmussen.
Kaczjarg'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.
Rasmussen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen lands an elbow that stopped Kaczjarg in his tracks for a moment.
Kaczjarg looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Rasmussen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rasmussen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaczjarg blocking some punches.
Kaczjarg tries to stall but Rasmussen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaczjarg's elbow.
Rasmussen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaczjarg pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rasmussen looking to throw knees to the head but Kaczjarg is blocking nicely.
Kaczjarg lands an elbow just above Rasmussen 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaczjarg.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Kaczjarg.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasmussen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaczjarg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaczjarg is looking to control Rasmussen's arms but Rasmussen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaczjarg has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kaczjarg.
Rasmussen looks winded!
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!
Kaczjarg leaning against his opponent.
Rasmussen has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Rasmussen to the canvas! Can Rasmussen 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 waved off the fight! He didn't think Rasmussen was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Kaczjarg is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Adrian Kaczjarg!
Adrian Kaczjarg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Serj Wunderkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chancelor Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Smoke Again as his entrance music. Serj Wunderkind has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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226 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Serj Wunderkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chancelor Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wunderkind with a jab.
It looks like Chancelor Bennett has been cut.
Wunderkind moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.
Wunderkind misses with a knee strike.
Bennett taking a breather.
Wunderkind misses with some punches.
Wunderkind tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Wunderkind.
Wunderkind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bennett's face.
Wunderkind taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wunderkind breaks the clinch.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Wunderkind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett throws the left hand but Wunderkind avoids the punch easily.
Wunderkind misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wunderkind throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Wunderkind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wunderkind scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wunderkind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett scores with a three punch combo!
Wunderkind misses with a leg kick
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Wunderkind lands a nice shot that snaps Bennett's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Wunderkind avoids nicely.
Wunderkind misses with a few strikes there.
Wunderkind moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wunderkind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wunderkind scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennett is rocked!
Wunderkind misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Wunderkind finish him?
Look low, kick high! Wunderkind uses the oldest trick in the book to send Bennett tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Wunderkind is absolutely delighted - when Bennett wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Serj Wunderkind!
A victorious Serj Wunderkind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight To Survive by Stan Bush. Cedric Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Treimanis throws a head kick that half lands.
Murphy checks a low kick from Treimanis.
A head kick misses from Treimanis.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Treimanis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Treimanis drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
Treimanis checks a leg kick.
Treimanis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Treimanis throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Treimanis looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Treimanis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Treimanis looks low and kicks high, catching Murphy right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Murphy is rocked!
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Treimanis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treimanis scores with a shot to the body.
Treimanis scoring well with a low kick there.
Treimanis avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Treimanis.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Treimanis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Treimanis's belly button to the back.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Treimanis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Treimanis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Treimanis throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Treimanis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Treimanis counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Treimanis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Treimanis walks into a left hand.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cedric Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Treimanis slips the punch.
Treimanis clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy is looking to slow Treimanis down with leg kicks.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Treimanis's head but Treimanis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with a low kick.
Murphy 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.
Treimanis lands a head kick!
The fighters circling - Treimanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Treimanis connects with a jab.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cedric Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Treimanis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Treimanis.
Treimanis scores with a jab.
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Treimanis backpedaling.
Treimanis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Treimanis lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Treimanis slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
An inside leg kick lands from Treimanis.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Treimanis.
Treimanis scores with a jab to 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!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Treimanis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Treimanis circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Treimanis. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and as Murphy looks to reset his feet, Treimanis counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Murphy crashing to the canvas! Murphy is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Murphy is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Treimanis is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oskars Treimanis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Frightened Rabbit - Modern Leper. Fedor Martinsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller is looking to chop away at Martinsson's legs.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinsson ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Martinsson's head.
Martinsson throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinsson looks winded!
Miller forces Martinsson back against the ropes and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Martinsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller feints and then cracks Martinsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinsson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson's coach down at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martinsson needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinsson's head.
Danny Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danny Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinsson.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Martinsson onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Martinsson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Martinsson out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Miller!
Danny Miller looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would fight again right now if they would let me!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a jab to the nose.
Berzins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keskisarja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berzins thinking.
Keskisarja throws a lazy right hand but Berzins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berzins wants to slow Keskisarja down by chopping away at his legs.
Keskisarja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzins moves away.
Keskisarja throws the kick towards the body but Berzins avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Berzins blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keskisarja, right into the meat.
Keskisarja checks the leg kick.
Berzins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keskisarja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keskisarja works Berzins's body with a nice hook.
Keskisarja has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Berzins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keskisarja tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Berzins is predictable there
and Keskisarja counters with a left to the body.
Keskisarja moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berzins misses with a leg kick.
Berzins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berzins's head.
Berzins ducks right into an uppercut from Keskisarja.
Berzins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berzins 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.
Berzins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keskisarja counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berzins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Keskisarja finds it's target.
Keskisarja takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keskisarja throws a good cross that connects.
Keskisarja has closed the distance and engaged Berzins in a clinch.
Keskisarja dodges an elbow strike from Berzins.
Berzins misses with an elbow over the top.
Berzins tries to circle away but Keskisarja has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berzins throws an elbow but misses.
Berzins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Keskisarja misses with a punch on the inside.
Keskisarja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keskisarja.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keskisarja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keskisarja lands a body shot.
Keskisarja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Keskisarja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja throws the kick towards the body but Berzins avoids it.
Keskisarja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berzins on the side of the head.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
Berzins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Berzins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berzins checks a leg kick nicely.
Keskisarja lands a body shot.
Berzins throws a head kick but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Keskisarja lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berzins will feel that in the morning.
Keskisarja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzins was well out of range. Poor timing from Keskisarja.
Berzins 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.
Keskisarja throws a good cross that connects.
Keskisarja tests Berzins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Berzins is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berzins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berzins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja moves out of range of the body kick.
Keskisarja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berzins tries a low kick but Keskisarja avoids it.
Keskisarja lands a glancing blow to the side of Berzins's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Keskisarja finds it's way through Berzins's defenses.
Berzins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Keskisarja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Keskisarja misses with a body shot.
Berzins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzins.
Berzins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Keskisarja finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Keskisarja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keskisarja connects with the punch.
Berzins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keskisarja's calf.
Keskisarja on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
Kari Keskisarja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keskisarja tests Berzins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Berzins.
Keskisarja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Berzins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berzins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Berzins misses with a leg kick
and Keskisarja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keskisarja lands a body shot.
Berzins looks to throw a body kick
and Keskisarja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keskisarja misses with a head kick.
Keskisarja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berzins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Keskisarja - that will leave a mark!
Berzins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berzins throws out a leg kick but Keskisarja moves out of range and Berzins only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Keskisarja as he checks the leg kick.
Berzins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Berzins misses.
Keskisarja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berzins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Berzins.
Berzins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keskisarja.
Keskisarja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Keskisarja is looking to chop away at Berzins's legs.
Keskisarja moves out of range of the leg kick from Berzins.
Keskisarja scores with a body shot.
Keskisarja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berzins.
Keskisarja clinches up against the ropes.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but Keskisarja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Keskisarja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keskisarja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Keskisarja finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Berzins misses with a leg kick.
Keskisarja checks the leg kick.
Berzins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keskisarja thumps Berzins with a low kick.
Keskisarja lands with a right hand.
Keskisarja connects with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keskisarja, as that shot connected.
Berzins is rocked!
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick and Keskisarja moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Berzins misses
and Keskisarja counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berzins's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berzins drops his hands momentarily and Keskisarja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Berzins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzins avoids the head kick by Keskisarja.
Berzins seems to have got his legs back now.
Berzins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keskisarja scores with a sloppy right hand. Berzins should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins 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.
Keskisarja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berzins 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.
A low kick from Berzins is predictable there
and Keskisarja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keskisarja. Berzins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berzins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Berzins scores with a kick to the body.
Keskisarja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berzins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Berzins is predictable there
and Keskisarja counters with a straight right hand.
Berzins avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Keskisarja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Keskisarja thumps Berzins with a low kick.
Keskisarja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keskisarja looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzins is just out of range.
Keskisarja checks a leg kick nicely.
Keskisarja keeps Berzins at a distance using the push kick.
Berzins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Berzins misses
and Keskisarja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keskisarja punishes Berzins's body with a nice straight punch.
Keskisarja scoring well with a low kick there.
Berzins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berzins moves forwards but Keskisarja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keskisarja cracks Berzins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Keskisarja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins throws a body kick that misses.
Keskisarja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keskisarja avoids a kick to the body.
Keskisarja moves into the clinch.
Berzins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the ropes.
Keskisarja lands an elbow that stopped Berzins in his tracks for a moment.
Keskisarja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keskisarja.
Berzins connects with a leg kick. Keskisarja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Keskisarja catches Berzins right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskisarja throws a nice head kick!
Berzins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Berzins throws a push kick but Keskisarja slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keskisarja.
Berzins throws out a leg kick but Keskisarja moves out of range and Berzins only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berzins.
Keskisarja misses with the combination.
Berzins takes one to the side of the head.
Berzins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keskisarja counters with a good low kick that Berzins was not able to check.
Keskisarja tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Berzins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berzins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berzins thows a leg kick but Keskisarja checks it
and Keskisarja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keskisarja cracks Berzins with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja lands a slapping body shot.
Berzins thows a leg kick but Keskisarja checks it
and Keskisarja counters with a thumping low kick.
Berzins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keskisarja checks a low kick from Berzins.
Berzins tries to move into range but Keskisarja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berzins throws a leg kick
and Keskisarja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keskisarja misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Berzins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berzins's calf.
Berzins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keskisarja checks a leg kick.
Keskisarja works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berzins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keskisarja lands a right hook to the body.
Berzins avoids the body shot from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Keskisarja blocks a leg kick.
Keskisarja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keskisarja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keskisarja instigates a clinch.
Keskisarja avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the ropes.
Kari Keskisarja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keskisarja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keskisarja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Keskisarja.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Keskisarja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keskisarja 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Keskisarja!
After winning the bout, Kari Keskisarja thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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