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EFFA 69 - Summer Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Kanitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Chan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanitz throws a leg kick
and Chan counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Kanitz to the mat! Chan runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Kanitz is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Kanitz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan looks for the body kick but Kanitz saw that one coming.
Oh Kanitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kanitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Simon Kanitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan moves out of range as Kanitz strikes.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chan doesn't seem bothered though.
Kanitz lands with a cross.
Chan is looking to land body kicks.
Kanitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanitz circles away.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.
Kanitz moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan ducks right into an uppercut from Kanitz.
Kanitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanitz drives through and clinches with Chan against the ropes.
Kanitz cracks Chan with a nice body shot.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanitz avoids it.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
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!
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Kanitz is blocking nicely.
Kanitz tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Kanitz lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanitz avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanitz.
Kanitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanitz won't allow it.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanitz has him pressed against the ropes.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Chan looks winded!
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Kanitz scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanitz creates a bit of distance and cracks Chan with a big uppercut! Chan goes down! The referee pushes Kanitz away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Chan make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kanitz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Simon Kanitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Asikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stand-Up Trainer 1 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Asikainen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Asikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Stand-Up Trainer 1!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Trainer 1 moves out of range easily.
Asikainen wants to clinch up but Trainer 1 keeps it at a distance.
Asikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trainer 1 connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asikainen scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tommy Asikainen has been cut.
Trainer 1 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trainer 1 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asikainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asikainen avoids the head kick by Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trainer 1 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trainer 1 moves forwards but Asikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Stand-Up Trainer 1 has been cut.
Asikainen wants to clinch.
Asikainen looks to clinch
and Trainer 1 counters with a solid body kick.
Trainer 1 avoids the head kick by Asikainen.
Trainer 1 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trainer 1 paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Trainer 1.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainer 1 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trainer 1 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Trainer 1 swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asikainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stand-Up Trainer 1 is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Trainer 1 swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trainer 1 throws a head kick that misses.
Trainer 1 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trainer 1.
Asikainen tries to clinch there but Trainer 1 circles away.
Trainer 1 swings for the body but Asikainen moves out of range.
Asikainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 blocks a head kick by Asikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer 1 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trainer 1 lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trainer 1 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asikainen.
Asikainen is looking to clinch.
Trainer 1 lands a leg kick that knocks Asikainen off balance momentarily.
Trainer 1 is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asikainen rather than just go for the 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!
A good leg kick by Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 misses with a looping right.
Stand-Up Trainer 1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainer 1 keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Trainer 1 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Asikainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trainer 1 will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stand-Up Trainer 1 will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asikainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asikainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Trainer 1 connects with an inside leg kick.
Trainer 1 takes a swing at Asikainen's ribcage but misses.
Trainer 1 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trainer 1 misses the shot to the body.
Asikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trainer 1 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trainer 1 scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trainer 1 connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tommy Asikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asikainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Trainer 1 lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trainer 1.
Asikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asikainen misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asikainen.
Asikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trainer 1 connects with a leg kick. Asikainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trainer 1 misses with a body kick.
Asikainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trainer 1 lands with a nice body punch.
Asikainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Trainer 1 circles away.
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!
Asikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trainer 1 swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trainer 1 blocks a head kick by Asikainen.
Asikainen misses with a jab to the body
and Trainer 1 counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer 1 is looking to slow Asikainen down with leg kicks.
Trainer 1 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Trainer 1.
Asikainen tries to clinch up
letting Trainer 1 counter with a right hand.
Trainer 1 scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Asikainen to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Tommy Asikainen's cut is getting worse.
Stand-Up Trainer 1 seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asikainen moves to clinch but Trainer 1 breaks away
and Trainer 1 counters with an inside leg kick.
Trainer 1 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainer 1's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asikainen under the eye.
Trainer 1 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trainer 1 feints and then cracks Asikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asikainen down.
Trainer 1 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stand-Up Trainer 1 takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trainer 1 lands a high kick!
Asikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asikainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trainer 1 misses with an uppercut. Asikainen saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Asikainen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trainer 1.
Trainer 1 with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asikainen tries to clinch but Trainer 1 is having none of it.
Trainer 1 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trainer 1 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trainer 1 lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asikainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asikainen. Trainer 1 does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Asikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Trainer 1 tenderised Asikainen's leg. Asikainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trainer 1 is looking to slow Asikainen down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asikainen throws a series of punches but Trainer 1 avoids them all with ease.
Trainer 1 scores with a jab to the body.
Trainer 1 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trainer 1 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asikainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trainer 1 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trainer 1 connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asikainen scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Trainer 1 coming out on top.
Trainer 1 looks low and kicks high, catching Asikainen 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!
Asikainen is rocked!
Tommy Asikainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Trainer 1.
Oh Asikainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asikainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Asikainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trainer 1 lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer 1 closes the distance and catches Asikainen with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Asikainen is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Asikainen is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Asikainen is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Trainer 1 takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stand-Up Trainer 1!
Stand-Up Trainer 1 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddard Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Phaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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197 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddard Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Phaan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaan ducks under a wild hook from Maxiq.
Maxiq misses with a looping left.
Phaan's coach down at Sanitarium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Phaan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Phaan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Maxiq pushes him off.
Maxiq scores with a jab to the head.
Phaan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phaan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phaan throws a nice head kick!
Maxiq swings for the body but Phaan moves out of range.
Maxiq thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phaan moves out of range of the strikes.
Maxiq wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phaan slips a straight right by Maxiq.
Phaan wants to clinch up but Maxiq keeps it at a distance.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxiq swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxiq throws out the jab.
A jab from Maxiq does it's job there.
Phaan tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Maxiq.
It looks like Peter Phaan has been cut.
Maxiq dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxiq connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phaan's hands.
Maxiq misses with a hook.
Phaan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maxiq blocks a head kick by Phaan.
Phaan slips under a jab.
Maxiq is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Phaan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maxiq avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maxiq lunges at Phaan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phaan's hand.
Maxiq lands the left hand.
Maxiq bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phaan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Maxiq pushes him off.
Maxiq misses with an uppercut.
Maxiq definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maxiq lands with an overhand left.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxiq swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxiq.
Phaan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maxiq jabs Phaan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxiq throws a shot from downtown. Phaan moves away and avoids it.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxiq swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaan wants to clinch.
Phaan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maxiq is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phaan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Maxiq.
Phaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maxiq paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maxiq is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phaan.
Phaan tries to clinch up but Maxiq circles away and keeps his distance.
Phaan fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxiq lands a nice shot that snaps Phaan's head back.
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Maxiq pushes him off.
Phaan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxiq.
Maxiq is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maxiq throws a jab when Phaan was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddard Maxiq dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Phaan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maxiq swings for the body but Phaan moves out of range.
Maxiq looks to land a right hand but Phaan moved out of range.
Maxiq throws a looping overhand right but Phaan ducks down to avoid it.
Phaan moves in looking to clinch but Maxiq pushes him off.
Phaan gets a clinch.
Maxiq working aggressively here.
Maxiq fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phaan tries to break the clinch but Maxiq is controlling the position.
Maxiq is trying to force a seperation but Phaan has the dominant position.
Maxiq misses with the head strike.
Maxiq has had enough of the clinch but Phaan keeps him there for the moment.
Maxiq misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maxiq tries to break the clinch but Phaan is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phaan.
Maxiq wants to break free but Phaan has control.
Maxiq has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phaan taking a breather.
Phaan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxiq wants to break free but Phaan has control.
Maxiq wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxiq. Phaan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maxiq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phaan moves away.
Maxiq looks to land a left hand but Phaan moved out of range nicely.
Maxiq throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phaan counters with an outside leg kick.
Phaan lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phaan tries to clinch up but Maxiq circles away and keeps his distance.
Phaan lands a head kick that bluckles Maxiq 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 Phaan no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Maxiq is rocked!
It looks like Eddard Maxiq has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phaan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Maxiq out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Phaan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano has chosen Disturbed - Decadance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to keep at a distance but Nakano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Nakano blocks an elbow strike.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakano.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nakano.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Nakano tries to tie him up.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakano's brow.
A short left from Nakano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Nakano blocks the elbow strike.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nakano throws an elbow that misses.
Nakano lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Nakano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Nakano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakano pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakano gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakano.
Young wants to stall.
Nakano lands a shoulder strike.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Nakano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano misses with the head strike.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Nakano pushes Young back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakano misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nakano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakano's defenses.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Nakano avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakano working aggressively here.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nakano avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Nakano lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nakano has managed to clinch.
Nakano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatsuo Nakano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakano backwards.
Nakano lands a left hand.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Nakano throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Nakano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young prevents a body shot from Nakano.
Nakano trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakano scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakano.
Nakano lands an uppercut.
Nakano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakano has his back to the ropes.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakano.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakano gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young blocking some punches.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Nakano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Nakano.
Young blocking some punches.
Nakano takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano takes a shot to the head.
Nakano throws an elbow that misses.
Nakano dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakano.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Nakano blocks with his arms.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Nakano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakano struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young tries to keep at a distance but Nakano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakano misses with some punches.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
A body shot lands from Nakano.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakano.
Nakano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakano has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano lands a body punch.
Nakano lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to stall but Nakano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nakano is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakano.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Nakano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young blocking some punches.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano scores with a shoulder strike.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Nakano lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Nakano swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakano throws a head punch that misses.
Nakano lands with a right to the head.
Nakano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a left hand.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakano's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Nakano fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakano blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakano avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Nakano misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Nakano really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakano clinches.
Nakano lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakano.
Nakano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakano pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nakano stalling.
Nakano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Nakano misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young tries a body shot but Nakano blocks it.
Nakano lands a right hand.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakano blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakano lands a nice uppercut.
Nakano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakano misses with a punch on the inside.
Young pushes Nakano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nakano.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young is rocked!
Nakano pushes Young back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakano creates a bit of distance and cracks Young with a big uppercut! Young goes down! The referee pushes Nakano away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Young make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Nakano takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tatsuo Nakano!
Tatsuo Nakano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Hall's choice of entrance music: Nico Vega - Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane connects with a leg kick. Van Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crane wants to clinch but Van Hall slips to the side
and Van Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Crane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crane as Van Hall tries to tie him up.
Crane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hall controls his hands.
Crane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Crane scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Crane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Crane throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Van Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crane throws a front kick aimed at Van Hall's knee but Van Hall avoids it well.
Crane throws a leg kick but Van Hall checks it.
Crane gets a clinch.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Hall dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crane in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane wants to clinch up but Van Hall keeps it at a distance.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Van Hall pushes him off.
Van Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Van Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crane rushes Van Hall and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Crane has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Van Hall in a clinch.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Crane has double underhooks.
Van Hall avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the ropes.
Van Hall breaks the clinch.
Crane darts in trying to clinch
and Van Hall counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Crane crashing to the mat! Crane is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Van Hall screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruud Van Hall!
Ruud Van Hall 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oby dGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Raikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dGreat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLIND by KoRn. Jarmo Raikonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oby dGreat's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oby dGreat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Raikonen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dGreat cracks Raikonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
dGreat dodges the punch combination from Raikonen.
dGreat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raikonen.
dGreat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
and dGreat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarmo Raikonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dGreat connects with a nice looking jab.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Raikonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raikonen misses with a looping right.
Raikonen ducks under a wild hook from dGreat.
dGreat throws a head kick but Raikonen moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
dGreat thumps Raikonen with a low kick.
Raikonen misses the jab.
dGreat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dGreat misses with a low kick.
dGreat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a low kick but Raikonen moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by dGreat. That's going to slow Raikonen down.
Raikonen misses with a straight right.
Raikonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raikonen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
dGreat slips a jab and a cross from Raikonen.
dGreat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raikonen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling dGreat to counter with a crisp jab.
dGreat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raikonen.
Raikonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raikonen throws a lazy head kick
and dGreat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for dGreat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raikonen blocks a low kick nicely.
dGreat moves out of range of the strikes.
Raikonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
dGreat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raikonen misses with a wild body shot.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikonen throws a sloppy head kick and dGreat moves out of range easily.
Raikonen lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A good leg kick by dGreat.
Raikonen moves out of range of the leg kick from dGreat.
dGreat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
dGreat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dGreat misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Raikonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raikonen throws a hook but dGreat blocks it.
dGreat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raikonen throws a series of punches but dGreat moves out of range.
Raikonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
dGreat avoids the head kick by Raikonen.
dGreat scoring well with a low kick there.
dGreat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raikonen.
Raikonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dGreat wants to slow Raikonen down by chopping away at his legs.
A left and a right from Raikonen both land. Nice combination.
dGreat misses with a combination
and Raikonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarmo Raikonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raikonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but dGreat was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikonen.
Raikonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
dGreat slips under a jab from Raikonen.
dGreat misses with a low kick.
Raikonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
dGreat tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - dGreat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dGreat throws a good cross that connects.
Raikonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Raikonen looks to throw the jab but dGreat is out of range.
Raikonen misses with an uppercut.
dGreat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raikonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from dGreat.
dGreat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
dGreat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raikonen misses the jab.
Raikonen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen swinging wildly here.
Raikonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
dGreat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raikonen.
Raikonen ducks right into an uppercut from dGreat.
dGreat throws a nice outside leg kick.
dGreat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raikonen throws out a loose jab but dGreat uses good head movement to avoid it.
dGreat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Raikonen does no damage.
Raikonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dGreat circles away quickly and effectively.
dGreat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raikonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raikonen misses the jab.
Raikonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dGreat moves out of range as Raikonen strikes.
dGreat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dGreat thows a leg kick but Raikonen checks it
and Raikonen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raikonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
dGreat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raikonen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raikonen, as that shot connected.
Raikonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
dGreat is rocked!
dGreat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh dGreat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raikonen throws a wild body kick that dGreat sees coming a mile off.
dGreat wants to slow Raikonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Raikonen misses with a hook. dGreat ducked under it nicely.
dGreat walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! dGreat is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jarmo Raikonen!
Jarmo Raikonen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: See You In Hell by Grim Reaper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jiang Shi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Shi scoring well with a low kick there.
Shi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shi 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.
Shi is looking to land body kicks.
Shi wants to land a leg kick but Sparrow is out of range.
Sparrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bruno Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow swinging wildly here.
Shi slips under a jab from Sparrow.
Shi misses the shot to the body.
Sparrow misses with an uppercut. Shi saw that one coming.
Sparrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shi moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
Shi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparrow doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shi sizes up Sparrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Shi lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi throws a leg kick but Sparrow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sparrow scores with a body shot.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Shi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sparrow in his tracks.
Shi misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Sparrow coming out on top.
Shi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sparrow cracks Shi with a good jab.
Shi throws a series of punches but Sparrow moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shi moves into range and clinches up with Sparrow.
I was talking to Sparrow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shi misses with a punch to the body.
Shi lands a nice elbow.
Sparrow avoids the elbow strike from Shi, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shi's elbow.
Shi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sparrow's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shi.
Sparrow manages to break the clinch.
Shi scores with a shot to the body.
Sparrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sparrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shi.
Sparrow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shi swinging wildly here.
Sparrow jabs at Shi's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparrow cracks Shi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sparrow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow throws a big shot that misses.
Sparrow checks a low kick from Shi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiang Shi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sparrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sparrow lands with a cross.
Shi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sparrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom! Shi lands a massive head kick that sends Sparrow crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Shi is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jiang Shi!
Jiang Shi 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg has chosen BMTH - Alligator Blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch but Taggart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaczjarg tries a head kick but it misses.
Taggart moves out of range as Kaczjarg throws a body kick.
Taggart connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaczjarg fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaczjarg is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaczjarg. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taggart. That did some damage!
Kaczjarg throws a looping overhand right but Taggart ducks down to avoid it.
Taggart lands a head shot.
Taggart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaczjarg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Taggart throws out a loose jab but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaczjarg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taggart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaczjarg throws a series of punches but Taggart avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taggart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taggart.
Kaczjarg tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaczjarg.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart lands an uppercut.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taggart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Taggart.
Kaczjarg stalling in the clinch but Taggart improves position.
Kaczjarg blocks an uppercut.
Kaczjarg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Taggart seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaczjarg can turn it around.
Taggart blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart avoiding damage as Kaczjarg throws knees to the body.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaczjarg.
Taggart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaczjarg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Kaczjarg taking a breather.
Taggart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaczjarg blocks it with crossed arms.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Taggart lands an elbow just above Kaczjarg 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg presses Taggart against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taggart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Kaczjarg.
Taggart managing to block the knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
A head punch on the inside from Kaczjarg fails to land.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taggart.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaczjarg.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taggart.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Kaczjarg controls the action.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kaczjarg throws an elbow but misses.
Taggart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaczjarg missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taggart on the inside.
Kaczjarg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taggart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaczjarg.
Nice body punch from Taggart - that landed with a thud.
Taggart scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaczjarg misses with a punch to the body.
Kaczjarg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taggart is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taggart throws a lazy right hand but Kaczjarg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Taggart.
Taggart swings for the body but Kaczjarg moves out of range.
Taggart has managed to clinch.
Kaczjarg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taggart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Kaczjarg tries to land knees in the clinch but Taggart avoids the damage to the body.
Kaczjarg avoids the elbow strike from Taggart, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Taggart.
Taggart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Taggart avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaczjarg.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taggart blocks an elbow strike.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaczjarg swings wildly with an uppercut but Taggart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taggart lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
Kaczjarg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taggart is keeping busy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Taggart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaczjarg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taggart gets through Kaczjarg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaczjarg tries to stall but Taggart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taggart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaczjargs head.
Taggart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaczjarg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart lands an elbow that stopped Kaczjarg in his tracks for a moment.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Kaczjarg's head.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taggart scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaczjarg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taggart is defending well for now.
Taggart landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Kaczjarg looking to slow down the pace here.
Taggart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taggart misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaczjarg lands with a right to the head.
Taggart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaczjarg.
Taggart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart lands an elbow inside that Kaczjarg shrugs off.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Cole Taggart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taggart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taggart pushes Kaczjarg back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
Kaczjarg is rocked!
Taggart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaczjarg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart lands a left hand.
Taggart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaczjarg pushes off an throws an elbow but Taggart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
Kaczjarg looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaczjarg.
Taggart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaczjarg is still on wobbly legs! Can Taggart finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczjarg throws a punch but it's blocked by Taggart.
Taggart throws a head punch that misses.
Kaczjarg seems to have recovered his senses.
Taggart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaczjarg missing with knees to the body.
Taggart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taggart lands a damaging elbow.
Taggart gets through Kaczjarg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taggart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taggart lands an uppercut.
Kaczjarg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaczjarg tries to land knees in the clinch but Taggart avoids the damage to the body.
Taggart lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaczjarg backwards.
Taggart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaczjargs head.
Nice body punch from Taggart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaczjarg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaczjarg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Kaczjarg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaczjarg tries to score with a low kick but Taggart moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taggart connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Kaczjarg's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Kaczjarg - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cole Taggart!
Cole Taggart is the new welterweight champion!
Cole Taggart very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potku comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuli Potku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Potku's head.
Potku throws a big shot that misses.
Potku throws a jab when Maximus was well out of range.
Potku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maximus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potku lands with a kick to the temple. Maximus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Maximus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maximus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus.
Potku throws a body punch but Maximus moves out of range.
A jab from Potku does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Potku tries a head kick but it misses.
Potku misses with a straight left.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Maximus blocks the low kick.
Potku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potku tries to clinch there but Maximus circles away.
A jab from Potku misses.
Potku tests Maximus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potku misses with a two punch combination.
Potku throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus moves into the clinch.
Potku takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus misses with an elbow over the top.
Maximus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maximus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku avoids the head kick by Maximus.
Potku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Maximus misses with a leg kick
and Potku counters with a two punch combo.
Maximus lands a leg kick that knocks Potku off balance momentarily.
Maximus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Maximus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Maximus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maximus tries to clinch up.
Potku misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Potku blocks the low kick.
Maximus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maximus is looking to slow Potku down with leg kicks.
Maximus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maximus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maximus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maximus cracks Potku with a good jab.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus cracks Potku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus looks to throw the jab but Potku is out of range.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maximus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maximus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Maximus's head back.
Maximus throws a hook but Potku blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naughtius Maximus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Potku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Potku.
A swing and a miss from Potku.
Maximus punishes Potku's body with a nice straight punch.
Potku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maximus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Potku avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Potku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maximus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maximus.
Potku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Maximus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potku lands a shoulder strike.
Maximus working Potku over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus works on Potku's body with a couple of short punches.
Maximus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Maximus.
Potku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Potku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maximus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maximus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potku's brow.
Potku is trying to maintain a safe position but Maximus gets an underhook and turns Potku into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Our sources have told us that Potku has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Potku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Maximus.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Potku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maximus landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Maximus - that landed with a thud.
Maximus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maximus pushes Potku back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Potku avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.
Potku working aggressively here.
Potku avoids the elbow strike from Maximus, against the ropes.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Potku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maximus backwards.
Potku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Maximus.
Potku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maximus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maximus managing to block the knees to the body from Potku.
Maximus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus avoiding damage as Potku throws knees to the body.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Potku lands an uppercut.
Maximus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to stall but Maximus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Potku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Maximus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Maximus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maximus lands an elbow just above Potku 's eye.
Maximus trying to land knees to the body.
Potku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
Maximus taking a breather.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maximus trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potku.
Potku misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Potku has a couple of punches blocked by Maximus.
Maximus blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maximus's elbow.
Potku blocks an elbow strike.
Maximus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maximus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maximus lands with a cross.
Potku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku wants to clinch up but Maximus keeps it at a distance.
Potku moves out of range as Maximus throws a body kick.
Maximus connects with a body shot that sends Potku's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naughtius Maximus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maximus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maximus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maximus misses with a leg kick
and Potku counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Potku's head backwards.
Potku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maximus.
Maximus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maximus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potku.
Maximus tries to clinch but Potku moves away
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potku.
Maximus lands with a kick to the temple. Potku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maximus digs a good body shot into Potku's ribs.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maximus.
Maximus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Potku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
Maximus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maximus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maximus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Potku is rocked!
Potku drops his guard momentarily, allowing Maximus to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Potku! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Maximus takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Naughtius Maximus! Naughtius Maximus retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Naughtius Maximus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy has chosen Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- Get Better as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chuck Jager has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCoy misses with a knee strike.
McCoy told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jager looking to stall.
Jager looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCoy prevents a body shot from Jager.
Jager lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
Jager controlling the action here for a moment.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jager avoids it.
Jager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jager stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy trying to land knees to the body.
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
Jager crunches a lovely knee into McCoy's ribcage.
Jager will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCoy up against the ropes.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Jager shrugs off.
It looks like Chuck Jager has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCoy blocks the elbow strike.
Jager has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCoy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jager trying to stall but McCoy improves his position.
Jager blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jager trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jager.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Jager - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Jager dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Jager's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jager fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jager blocks an elbow strike from McCoy.
A knee to the head by Jager.
It looks like Hank McCoy has been cut.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jager misses with a punch to the body.
Jager blocks an elbow strike from McCoy.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
McCoy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jager blocks it with crossed arms.
McCoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Jager controls his hands.
Jager content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jager on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jager avoids it.
Jager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow.
Jager lands a knee to the body.
McCoy scores with a shot to the side of Jager's head.
Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jager lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.
McCoy tries to throw a body punch but Jager avoids it by throwing McCoy back against the ropes.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jager trying to stall but McCoy improves his position.
Jager softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jager landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager working McCoy over with knees to the body.
Jager missing with knees to the body.
McCoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jager.
Jager displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCoy up against the ropes.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Jager.
Jager avoiding damage as McCoy throws knees to the body.
Chuck Jager has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy being controlled against the ropes.
McCoy misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Jager dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jager misses the shot to the body.
McCoy tries to work over Jager's front leg with a kick but Jager checks it.
McCoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jager drives through and clinches with McCoy against the ropes.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCoy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Jager controls the action.
McCoy lands a knee to the body.
Jager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jager landing knees to the body.
Jager working McCoy over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jager is struggling to control the position.
Jager trying to land knees to the body.
McCoy avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jager avoids it.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jager tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
McCoy crunches a lovely knee into Jager's ribcage.
Jager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCoy is defending well for now.
Jager with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, McCoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jager obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but Jager blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCoy as Jager tries to tie him up.
McCoy using the Thai clinch 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!
Jager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hank McCoy just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jager closes the distance and clinches.
McCoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McCoy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCoy lands a left hand.
Chuck Jager's cut is getting worse.
A short body shot lands from McCoy as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy lands a good knee to the midsection. Jager won't want to take too many of those.
McCoy is leaning against Jager and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy dodges an elbow strike from Jager.
McCoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, McCoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the ropes.
McCoy lands a knee to the body.
McCoy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chuck Jager's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jager working aggressively here.
Jager connects with a knee to the head.
McCoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jager has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCoy lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy scores with a shoulder strike.
McCoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from McCoy.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager is looking to control McCoy's arms but McCoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jager has his back to the ropes.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as McCoy has the Thai clinch. McCoy obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Jager's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chuck Jager's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank McCoy!
A very excited looking Hank McCoy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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