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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hari has chosen King Drum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Hari!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom looks to throw a body kick
and Hari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khanom Tom moves to clinch but Hari breaks away
and Hari counters with a good low kick that Khanom Tom was not able to check.
Khanom Tom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Hari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khanom Tom doesn't seem phased though.
Khanom Tom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Elite Team in the buildup to the fight.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into Hari's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khanom Tom.
Hari lands a right hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Hari checks it.
The fighters circling - Hari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hari misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom tries to counter by clinching up but Hari breaks away and moves out of range.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hari feints and then cracks Khanom Tom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanom Tom down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom lands a slapping body shot.
Jab from Hari.
Hari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanom Tom blocks the elbow strike.
Khanom Tom gets through Hari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
Hari is trying to push Khanom Tom away but Khanom Tom has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Khanom Tom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khanom Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Hari.
Khanom Tom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Khanom Tom scores a nice knee to the body.
Hari looks winded!
Khanom Tom trying to land knees to the body.
Khanom Tom with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Khanom Tom.
Hari avoiding damage as Khanom Tom throws knees to the body.
Hari has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khanom Tom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hari can turn it around.
Hari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hari swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hari misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hari is defending well for now.
Khanom Tom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hari's face.
Hari lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Hari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Hari to the canvas! Can Hari beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Harold Hari has been cut.
Khanom Tom steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Hari to the mat! Hari looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Khanom Tom is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Khanom Tom jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nai Khanom Tom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Addison's choice of entrance music: Retaliation. This should be a great matchup!
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197 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Addison!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valanciunas throws a big shot that misses.
Addison moves into the clinch successfully.
Addison lands a hook that snaps the head of Valanciunas backwards.
Valanciunas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Addison slips under a jab from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas staggers Addison with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Addison looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Mark Addison has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valanciunas misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Addison.
Valanciunas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Addison throws out a counter right but Valanciunas avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Valanciunas misses the target.
Addison tries to bum rush Valanciunas with a series of wild strikes but Valanciunas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valanciunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Addison moves away.
Addison lands with a straight right. Valanciunas didn't see that one coming.
Valanciunas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jonas Valanciunas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valanciunas throws the left hand but Addison avoids the punch easily.
Valanciunas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Addison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valanciunas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Addison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Addison walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jonas Valanciunas!
Jonas Valanciunas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mark Addison spoke after the fight, saying 'He fought with everything he's got! Mad respect to him. I need to go back to the drawing board and improve from this. Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Conviction and Instinct'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos takes one to the chin there.
Gallegos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tenochtitlan counters with a three punch combo that has Gallegos backing up. Gallegos nods at Tenochtitlan to acknowledge the strikes.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Gallegos moves away from the strike by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws a body punch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos misses the body punch
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.
Tenochtitlan slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
Gallegos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallegos defending well as Tenochtitlan loads up on a big left hand.
Gallegos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tenochtitlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
Tenochtitlan cracks Gallegos with a good jab.
Tenochtitlan loads up on a big right hand but Gallegos slips the punch.
Tenochtitlan 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.
Gallegos thuds his right hand into Tenochtitlan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tenochtitlan slips a jab from Gallegos.
Gallegos moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos works on Tenochtitlan's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenochtitlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallegoss head.
Tenochtitlan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenochtitlan misses with some punches.
Gallegos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gallegos.
Gallegos lands with a short shot to the head.
Tenochtitlan blocks a body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tenochtitlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tenochtitlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenochtitlan prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallegos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
Tenochtitlan is rocked!
Tenochtitlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallegos swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenochtitlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenochtitlan is trying to stall.
Tenochtitlan prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallegos is working Tenochtitlan over against the ropes.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tenochtitlan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Az Tenochtitlan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos'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.
Gallegos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenochtitlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Az Tenochtitlan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenochtitlan scores with a one two! Gallegos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tenochtitlan scores with a hook to the body. Gallegos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramon Gallegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenochtitlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallegos throws a series of punches but Tenochtitlan avoids them all with ease.
Gallegos throws a sloppy body shot
and Tenochtitlan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gallegos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gallegos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallegos scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos clinches up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos tries to work over Tenochtitlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallegos is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallegos blocks an uppercut.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallegos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenochtitlans head.
Gallegos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenochtitlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Tenochtitlan blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tenochtitlan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tenochtitlan is looking to control Gallegos's arms but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tenochtitlan has his back to the ropes.
Gallegos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenochtitlan tries to stall but Gallegos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallegos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
Gallegos working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenochtitlan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gallegos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gallegos slips a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallegos avoids the body shot from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallegos.
Tenochtitlan takes a swing at Gallegos's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tenochtitlan walks into a big right hand from Gallegos and goes down! The referee sends Gallegos to a neutral corner as Tenochtitlan gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Tenochtitlan throws a series of strikes that have Gallegos backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallegos cracks Tenochtitlan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tenochtitlan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tenochtitlan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tenochtitlan could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ramon Gallegos!
A less than humble Ramon Gallegos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shaolin Monastic chanting. Kung Fu Master has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Starstryder misses.
Master tried to counter with a leg kick but Starstryder avoided it.
Master lands with a thumping leg kick.
Master uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starstryder.
Master throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Starstryder looks for the body kick but Master saw that one coming.
Master staying out of range there.
Master rushes Starstryder and presses him up against the ropes.
Master scores a nice knee to the body.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starstryder.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starstryder takes an elbow to the temple.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starstryder backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Starstryder avoids the damage to the body.
Master works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Starstryder misses with a body punch.
Starstryder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master avoids the elbow strike from Starstryder, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master working aggressively here.
Starstryder misses with a punch to the body.
Master scores with a nice hook to the head.
Master is looking to control Starstryder's arms but Starstryder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the ropes.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Starstryder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masters head.
Starstryder lands with a right to the head.
Master 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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starstryder blocks the elbow strike.
Starstryder tries to throw a body punch but Master avoids it by throwing Starstryder back against the ropes.
Starstryder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Starstryder avoids the damage to the body.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Starstryder blocks with his arms.
Master is looking to control Starstryder's arms but Starstryder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the ropes.
Starstryder tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starstryder tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Master has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Master lands an elbow that stopped Starstryder in his tracks for a moment.
We've been informed that Starstryder 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder missing with knees to the body.
Starstryder lands with a right to the head.
Starstryder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starstryder blocks a body shot from Master.
Master lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master tries a knee to the head but Starstryder blocks it.
Master prevents Starstryder from breaking the clinch.
Starstryder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Starstryder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Master avoids it.
Master has Starstryder pressed against the ropes, preventing Starstryder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Master working aggressively here.
Starstryder tries a knee to the head but Master blocks it.
Master scores with a shoulder strike.
Starstryder lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master blocks a head kick by Starstryder.
A telegraphed right hand from Starstryder misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Master checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Master was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Starstryder.
Starstryder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Master drives through and clinches with Starstryder against the ropes.
Starstryder struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
Starstryder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starstryder takes an elbow to the temple.
Starstryder blocks an elbow strike.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Master tries to stall but Starstryder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Starstryder as Master tries to tie him up.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Starstryder tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Starstryder.
Starstryder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to clinch but Starstryder is having none of it.
Starstryder scores with a one two! Master had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master closes the distance and clinches.
Starstryder missing with knees to the body.
Starstryder avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Starstryder can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Master throws an elbow but it misses.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starstryder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Starstryder can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Starstryder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starstryder trying to control the position but instead, Master has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starstryder into the ropes.
Starstryder connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder lands a shot to the body.
Master's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Master lands an elbow inside.
Starstryder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starstryder prevents a body shot from Master.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starstryder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starstryder avoids a kick to the body.
Master throws a good cross that connects.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Master fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starstryder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starstryder misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Starstryder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Master throws a wild body kick that Starstryder sees coming a mile off.
Starstryder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starstryder throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Starstryder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Starstryder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master throws a low kick, looking for Starstryder's leg but Starstryder calmly moves out of range.
Master takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Master moves into the clinch.
Starstryder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starstryder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Master.
Master takes one to the chin there.
Starstryder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master tries to clinch up but Starstryder circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master rushes Starstryder and presses him up against the ropes.
Starstryder tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Starstryder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starstryder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Master 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 Starstryder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starstryder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Starstryder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starstryder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Starstryder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Master feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starstryder's calf.
Jab, jab by Master - just one landing.
Master digs a good hook to Starstryder's body.
Master scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starstryder.
A little jabbing left from Starstryder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Starstryder circles away.
Master tries to clinch up but Starstryder circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Starstryder misses.
Master lands a really nice looking cross but Starstryder seems unphased.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master tries to clinch but Starstryder is having none of it.
Master on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starstryder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Master sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Master lands the left hand.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Master keeps Starstryder at a distance using the push kick.
Master throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Fu Master clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Master gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starstryder slips under a jab from Master.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starstryder, right into the meat.
Master is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starstryder can do to turn this around?
Master is looking to score with low kicks.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Starstryder pushes him off.
Starstryder throws out a counter right but Master avoids it with no problem.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starstryder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master throws a one two combo.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starstryder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master clinches up with Starstryder and pushes him back against the ropes.
Master lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Master misses with a punch to the body.
Master prevents a body shot from Starstryder.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Starstryder manages to break the clinch.
Starstryder loads up on a big right hand but Master slips the punch.
Starstryder throws the left hand but Master avoids the punch easily.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starstryder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses.
Master blocks a low kick nicely.
Master wants to clinch up but Starstryder keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Starstryder down.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Starstryder thinks about the counter body kick.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Master.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Master throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Starstryder misses.
Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starstryder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starstryder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Starstryder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master tries to clinch but Starstryder moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Starstryder misses.
Starstryder dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Starstryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Master is predictable there
and Starstryder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Master is predictable there
and Starstryder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starstryder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Master throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Master moves out of range of the body kick.
Master takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cosmo Starstryder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Master throws a leg kick
and Starstryder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosmo Starstryder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starstryder drops his hands momentarily and Master takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Master fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Master pushes Starstryder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Starstryder misses with a punch to the body.
Master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Starstryder leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Starstryder lands with a left to the head.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Starstryder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Starstryder is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Master lands an elbow just above Starstryder 's eye.
Starstryder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Master tries a body shot but Starstryder blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Starstryder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Starstryder scores a nice knee to the body.
Master blocks an uppercut.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starstryder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master wants to stall.
Starstryder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starstryder misses with a knee strike.
Starstryder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kung Fu Master has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starstryder connects with a knee to the head.
Starstryder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Starstryder leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Master prevents a body shot from Starstryder.
Master misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starstryder.
Master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starstryders head.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Master on the inside.
Starstryder managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Starstryder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starstryder is trying to break free.
Starstryder unloads a knee to the mid-section. Master lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Master takes a shot to the head.
Starstryder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Starstryder can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Starstryder manages to break the clinch.
Starstryder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master closes the distance and pushes Starstryder back into the ropes.
Master utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Fu Master showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Master has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
In his post fight interview, Kung Fu Master gave a big smile as he said 'Man, I needed that win. Now I can get back on track and get that gold my waist has been missing!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrian Kaczjarg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Insigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczjarg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BMTH - Alligator Blood. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Kaczjarg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Insigne!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczjarg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaczjarg lands a jab to the nose.
Insigne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Insigne cracks the inside of Kaczjarg's front leg.
A jab lands there for Kaczjarg.
Insigne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Insigne clobbers Kaczjarg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg connects with the punch.
Kaczjarg misses with the combination.
Kaczjarg moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromInsigne.
A big right from Kaczjarg misses.
Kaczjarg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Insigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Insigne.
Insigne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaczjarg counters with a good, hard body kick but Insigne shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaczjarg. Insigne shrugs it off though.
Adrian Kaczjarg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Insigne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaczjarg lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaczjarg checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczjarg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaczjarg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Insigne.
Kaczjarg lands a head kick!
Insigne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Insigne misses the shot to the body.
Insigne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Insigne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Insigne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaczjarg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Insigne. Kaczjarg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaczjarg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Insigne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Insigne tried to score with a low kick but Kaczjarg checks it.
Kaczjarg walks into a stiff left hand from Insigne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Insigne throws the kick towards the body but Kaczjarg avoids it.
A cross from Insigne lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Insigne moves out of range.
Insigne moves away from the strike by Kaczjarg.
Jab, jab by Kaczjarg - just one landing.
Insigne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Insigne counters with a nice body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaczjarg, as that shot connected.
Kaczjarg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Insigne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaczjarg is looking to chop away at Insigne's legs.
Kaczjarg feints and then cracks Insigne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Insigne down.
Insigne wants to land a leg kick but Kaczjarg is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczjarg misses the target.
Insigne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Insigne moves away from the strike by Kaczjarg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaczjarg misses with a few strikes there.
Kaczjarg swings for the body but Insigne moves out of range.
Kaczjarg wants to clinch but Insigne slips to the side
and Insigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Insigne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Kaczjarg will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaczjarg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Insigne takes a swing at Kaczjarg's ribcage but misses.
Kaczjarg throws a shot from downtown. Insigne moves away and avoids it.
Insigne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaczjarg is out of range and Insigne settles back down.
A slow jab from Insigne misses its intended target.
Kaczjarg quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Insigne lands a really nice looking cross but Kaczjarg seems unphased.
Insigne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Insigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Insigne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaczjarg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaczjarg misses with a straight left.
Insigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kaczjarg with a body shot.
Kaczjarg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaczjarg tries to bum rush Insigne with a series of wild strikes but Insigne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Insigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Insigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaczjarg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Insigne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Insigne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaczjarg is just out of range.
Kaczjarg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaczjarg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Insigne.
Kaczjarg throwing a counter right hand but Insigne manages to avoid it.
Kaczjarg misses the shot to the body.
Kaczjarg scores with a jab. Insigne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Insigne throws a hook to the side of Kaczjarg's head but Kaczjarg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaczjarg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Insigne on the side of the head.
Insigne misses with a hook. Kaczjarg ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kaczjarg.
Kaczjarg connects with a leg kick. Insigne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaczjarg lands the left hand.
Kaczjarg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczjarg misses the target.
Insigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kaczjarg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Insigne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Insigne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaczjarg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insigne misses with an uppercut. Kaczjarg saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Insigne lands a jab to Kaczjarg's midsection.
Insigne throws out a loose jab but Kaczjarg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaczjarg misses the target.
Kaczjarg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaczjarg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Insigne circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaczjarg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Insigne.
Insigne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Insigne misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Insigne is predictable there
and Kaczjarg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Insigne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Insigne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaczjarg. Insigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaczjarg looks to throw the jab but Insigne is out of range.
Kaczjarg tries to close the distance and clinch but Insigne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaczjarg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Insigne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaczjarg. Insigne does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Kaczjarg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Insigne.
Insigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Kaczjarg misses
and Insigne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Insigne pushes him off.
Kaczjarg moves in looking to clinch but Insigne pushes him off.
Insigne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaczjarg's sensitive parts.
Kaczjarg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Insigne was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczjarg.
Jab from Kaczjarg.
Jab from Insigne.
Roberto Insigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczjarg lands a nice shot that snaps Insigne's head back.
Kaczjarg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaczjarg tries to clinch but Insigne moves away
and Insigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Insigne ducks right into an uppercut from Kaczjarg.
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!
Insigne cracks Kaczjarg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaczjarg is rocked!
Insigne scores with a big combo that sends Kaczjarg crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Kaczjarg flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Insigne jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Insigne!
Roberto Insigne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Giggs!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giggs walks into a left hand.
Michael Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giggs.
Murdock throws a solid leg kick but Giggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murdock.
Giggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giggs misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Giggs's ribs.
Giggs misses the shot to the body.
Murdock scores with a head kick.
Giggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murdock. That's going to slow Giggs down.
Murdock throws a push kick but Giggs slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murdock.
Giggs misses with a hook. Murdock ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock tries to score with a low kick but Giggs moves his leg out of the way.
Murdock throws a chopping leg kick but Giggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Giggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giggs blocks a jab.
Murdock thumps Giggs with a low kick.
Murdock blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giggs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Giggs.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Giggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.
Giggs blocks the body kick.
Murdock thumps Giggs with a low kick.
Giggs blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Giggs misses the target.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Giggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murdock is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been informed that Giggs 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.
Murdock misses with a hook. Giggs ducked under it nicely.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Giggs throws a chopping leg kick but Murdock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It appears Murdock was looking to counter with a kick there.
Murdock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Giggs is out of range.
Murdock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giggs is out of range and Murdock settles back down.
Giggs throws out a counter right but Murdock avoids it with no problem.
Giggs lands the left hand.
Giggs throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Giggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giggs tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Murdock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giggs lands a slapping body shot.
Giggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Giggs.
Murdock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Giggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giggs throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Giggs.
Giggs blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murdock 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 Giggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murdock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giggs moves away.
Murdock is looking to wear down Giggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Giggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murdock checks a leg kick.
Giggs misses the shot to the body.
Giggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murdock lands with a good body shot.
Giggs clinches up with Murdock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Giggs lands a body shot.
Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Murdock sizes up Giggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giggs sizes up Murdock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Giggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Giggs checks a leg kick.
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!
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy body kick from Murdock
and Giggs counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murdock.
Murdock throws a front kick aimed at Giggs's knee but Giggs avoids it well.
Giggs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giggs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murdock takes a step back to recover.
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Giggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Giggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murdock lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Giggs misses the target.
Murdock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giggs can do to turn this around?
Giggs checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Giggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murdock throws a head kick but Giggs moves out of range.
Good work by Giggs as he checks the leg kick.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giggs.
Giggs avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Giggs misses with a head kick.
Murdock misses with a body punch
and Giggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.
Murdock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Giggs saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giggs.
Giggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Giggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giggs is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Murdock dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giggs throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murdock lands a front kick.
Giggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giggs with a jab.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Giggs looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Murdock scores with a nice head shot.
Giggs swinging wildly here.
Murdock lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock lands with a right hand.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Giggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murdock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Giggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murdock.
Giggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Giggs tenderised Murdock's leg. Murdock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
Giggs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Giggs tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murdock throws a low kick but Giggs moves out of range easily.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Giggs as he checks the leg kick.
Giggs scores with the left hand. Murdock knows he should have avoided that one.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Giggs lands a slapping body shot.
Giggs misses the shot to the body.
Murdock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock drops his hands momentarily and Giggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Giggs.
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Giggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Giggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Giggs.
Murdock jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giggs catches Murdock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murdock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Giggs is out of range.
Murdock delivers a nice body kick.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock tries to land a front kick but Giggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Giggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Michael Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
Murdock checks a low kick from Giggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Murdock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giggs throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Giggs saw that one coming.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Giggs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murdock takes a step back to recover.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giggs cracks a nice hook into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murdock misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Murdock misses its intended target.
Giggs checks a leg kick.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Giggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Giggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdock quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Murdock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murdock throws a push kick but Giggs slaps the foot to one side.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Giggs.
Murdock thuds a left hand into Giggs's body.
Giggs throws a leg kick but Murdock checks it.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Giggs counters with a leg kick.
Giggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to keep at a distance but Giggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giggs tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Giggs back against the ropes.
Giggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
Giggs has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Giggs prevents Murdock from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Giggs.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giggs digs a right hand into Murdock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murdock's gas tank.
Murdock tries to break the clinch but Giggs is controlling the position.
Giggs misses with the head strike.
Giggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Giggs lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Giggs keeps control of Murdock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Giggs dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Giggs tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giggs.
Giggs misses with a body punch
and Murdock counters with a body kick that stops Giggs in his tracks momentarily.
Giggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Giggs's shoulder, as Giggs tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Giggs.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giggs manages to avoid it.
Giggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock scores with a spinning back kick!
Murdock throws a leg kick but Giggs moved away.
Giggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
Murdock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giggs can pounce on him.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Giggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
Giggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murdock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Giggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murdock checks a leg kick.
Giggs is looking to land body kicks.
Murdock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Giggs looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giggs takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Murdock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murdock is looking to land body kicks.
Murdock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murdock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murdock scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Murdock as he checks the leg kick.
Murdock throws an off balance right hand
and Giggs moves into the clinch.
A short right from Giggs.
Murdock wants to break free but Giggs has control.
A hook to the body from Giggs.
Giggs works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Michael Murdock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Giggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gino Giggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock tries to break the clinch but Giggs is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gino Giggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Murdock!
Michael Murdock 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ewoud Roelof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings has chosen React - Not today as his entrance music. Basil Hastings has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ewoud Roelof's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ewoud Roelof!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basil Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roelof takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roelof connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roelof throws a body shot but no joy.
Hastings tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roelof is able to avoid easily.
Hastings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roelof.
Hastings swings for the body but Roelof moves out of range.
Hastings throws a body punch but Roelof moves out of range.
Roelof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Hastings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hastings just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings scores with a head kick. Roelof tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ewoud Roelof has been cut.
Hastings checks a leg kick.
Roelof throws a head kick but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Roelof tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roelof.
Hastings ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
Hastings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roelof stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Roelof tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hastings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roelof throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings slips a jab from Roelof.
Hastings counters with a body kick.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roelof connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hastings scrambles back to his feet.
Basil Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings swings for the body but Roelof moves out of range.
Hastings looks to land a body kick but Roelof moved away.
Roelof really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roelof misses with a series of wild punches.
As Roelof backs off Hastings throws a huge counter combo but Roelof manages to avoid it all.
Hastings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roelof has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Roelof scores with a nice head shot.
Roelof throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hastings misses with a leg kick.
Roelof lands a nice looking body shot.
Hastings walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roelof checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
Hastings lands a nice hook to Roelof's body. Roelof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hastings lands with a shot to the body.
Roelof throws out a loose jab but Hastings uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roelof. Hastings shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roelof moves into the clinch.
Roelof managing to block the knees to the body from Hastings.
Roelof prevents a body shot from Hastings.
Hastings tries to land knees in the clinch but Roelof avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hastings.
Hastings is looking to break free of the clinch but Roelof has double underhooks.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Roelof on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hastings throws a shot from downtown. Roelof moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Hastings. Beautiful body shot.
Hastings jabs at Roelof's body.
Hastings is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roelof rather than just go for the knockout.
Roelof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roelof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hastings.
Hastings misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Roelof.
Roelof moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Hastings misses
and Hastings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roelof blocks a jab.
Hastings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hastings avoids the head kick by Roelof.
Hastings feints and then cracks Roelof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roelof down.
Hastings misses with a two punch combination.
Hastings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roelof was well out of range. Poor timing from Hastings.
Hastings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roelof half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
Hastings misses with a straight left.
Hastings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hastings moves out of range of the leg kick from Roelof.
Hastings looks for the body kick but Roelof saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Roelof.
Roelof paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hastings misses the body punch
and Roelof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hastings slips a jab and a cross from Roelof.
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Hastings scores with a kick to the body.
Roelof misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roelof moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHastings.
Hastings tried to score with a low kick but Roelof checks it.
Roelof misses with a hook.
Hastings tries a quick counter leg kick but Roelof is wise to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roelof. Hastings shrugs it off though.
Hastings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roelof swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hastings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roelof is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roelof closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roelof blocks an uppercut.
Hastings creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roelof lands a nice knee to the body.
Roelof swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Basil Hastings will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roelof throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hastings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hastings walks into a jab.
Hastings throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roelof is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hastings slips a straight right by Roelof.
Roelof darts in and clinches Hastings up against the ropes.
Hastings misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hastings misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Roelof throws an elbow but misses.
Roelof blocks a body shot from Hastings.
Hastings is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roelof.
Hastings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roelof tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings blocks the body kick.
Basil Hastings seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hastings takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roelof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roelof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hastings was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roelof tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hastings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roelof. Hastings does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
Hastings slips under a jab.
Hastings ducks right into an uppercut from Roelof.
Hastings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hastings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
As Hastings backs away, Roelof returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roelof tries to move into range but Hastings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roelof tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roelof.
Roelof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hastings tries a quick counter leg kick but Roelof is wise to it.
Hastings throws out a powerful jab.
Hastings lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roelof checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body
and Roelof counters with a nice uppercut.
Hastings throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hastings thuds his shin into the meat of Roelof's side.
Good work by Hastings as he checks the leg kick.
Roelof looks to land a left hand but Hastings moved out of range nicely.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roelof moves away.
Hastings misses with a hook. Roelof ducked under it nicely.
Roelof dodges the punch combination from Hastings.
Roelof misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hastings thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roelof if he has to take too many more of those.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses
and Roelof finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roelof jabs Hastings right on the nose. Hastings blinks but takes it well.
Roelof connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roelof lands with a slapping head kick.
Hastings throws an off balance right hand
and Roelof counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roelof throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof throws the kick towards the body but Hastings avoids it.
Hastings throws a fast counter high kick but Roelof manages to duck under it in time.
Roelof misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roelof throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hastings throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Roelof. Those never looked like landing.
Hastings works Roelof's body with a nice hook.
Roelof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hastings tests Roelof's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roelof scores with a shot to the body.
Roelof dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
Roelof connects with a right hand. Hastings shakes it off.
Roelof checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hastings misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Roelof.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roelof misses with an uppercut.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body.
Hastings throws a nice head kick!
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hastings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roelof throws out the jab.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roelof throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roelof throws a leg kick but Hastings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roelof looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hastings steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hastings takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hastings motions for Roelof to come forward. Hastings throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roelof moves away.
A quick step to the side and Roelof tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roelof checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings misses with the body kick
and Roelof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewoud Roelof dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hastings throws a leg kick which misses Roelof's front leg but catches the back leg as Roelof tries to avoid it.
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roelof lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roelof tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Roelof blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hastings slips under a jab from Roelof.
Roelof ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. Roelof looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roelof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roelof blocks a leg kick.
Hastings is looking to land body kicks.
Hastings misses the shot to the body.
Roelof lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roelof throws a body shot but no joy.
Hastings tries to work over Roelof's front leg with a kick but Roelof checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
Hastings misses with a body shot
and Roelof counters with a nice body kick.
Hastings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body
and Roelof counters with a good low kick that Hastings was not able to check.
Roelof tries a low kick but Hastings avoids it.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roelof throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roelof takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick from Roelof.
Roelof fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hastings, pushing him back against the ropes.
Roelof lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roelof.
Roelof misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roelof tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roelof lands an elbow inside.
Roelof prevents a body shot from Hastings.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roelof.
Hastings lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roelof backwards.
Hastings has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roelof.
Roelof connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hastings's face.
Hastings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roelof tries to work over Hastings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hastings tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hastings misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hastings pushes Roelof back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ewoud Roelof has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roelof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roelof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
Roelof thumps Hastings with a low kick.
Hastings looks to land a left hand but Roelof moved out of range nicely.
Roelof half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hastings moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Roelof bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hastings's head backwards.
Roelof bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hastings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roelof dips to his left and cracks Hastings with an uppercut!
Hastings thows a body kick. Roelof tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roelof fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Roelof jabs at Hastings's body.
Roelof slips under a jab from Hastings.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roelof half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hastings takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hastings is rocked!
Hastings throws a leg kick
and Roelof makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hastings is still on wobbly legs! Can Roelof finish him?
Some wild striking there from Roelof.
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!
Roelof looks to land a body kick but Hastings moved away.
Hastings seems to have recovered his senses.
Hastings jabs at Roelof's body.
Hastings slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roelof jabs Hastings right on the nose. Hastings blinks but takes it well.
Hastings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Roelof coming out on top.
Roelof blocks the body kick.
Roelof walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hastings.
Hastings missing with a left hand there. Roelof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roelof swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roelof bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hastings's head backwards.
Roelof waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hastings.
Hastings throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roelof throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Roelof blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roelof.
A jab from Roelof misses.
Hastings on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewoud Roelof clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hastings connects with a body shot that sends Roelof's belly button to the back.
Hastings finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roelof's corner calls for a 1-2. Roelof obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hastings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hastings throws a solid leg kick but Roelof takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hastings.
Roelof lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Roelof. That snapped Hastings's head back.
Hastings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roelof.
Roelof misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hastings.
Roelof scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Roelof.
Roelof misses with a body kick.
Roelof does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hastings misses with a kick to the body
and Roelof counters with a good, hard body kick but Hastings shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roelof shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hastings eats them both and turns towards Roelof to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings scores with a kick to the body.
Roelof takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roelof throws a looping overhand right but Hastings ducks down to avoid it.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Roelof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Roelof scores with a four punch combination!
Roelof tries a head kick but it misses.
Hastings ducks under a wild hook from Roelof.
Roelof avoids the head kick by Hastings.
Hastings lands with a straight right. Roelof didn't see that one coming.
Roelof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings scores with a jab to the body.
Hastings lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roelof will feel that in the morning.
Roelof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hastings throws a counter combo.
Roelof misses with an uppercut
and Hastings counters with a low kick, right behind Roelof 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roelof has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roelof lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roelof lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roelof moves out of range of the body kick.
Hastings swings widly with a right hand
and Hastings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hastings does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hastings takes a swing at Roelof's ribcage but misses.
Hastings wants to slow Roelof down by chopping away at his legs.
Hastings scores with a hook to the body. Roelof takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Roelof.
Roelof throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hastings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hastings lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Roelof there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hastings.
Hastings's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roelof blocks a head kick by Hastings.
Hastings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hastings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roelof goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hastings throws a wild body kick that Roelof sees coming a mile off.
Roelof lands with a kick to the temple. Hastings shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roelof moves out of range as Hastings throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roelof.
Roelof connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hastings momentarily.
Hastings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roelof.
Hastings lands with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roelof, as that shot connected.
Roelof connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roelof fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roelof shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hastings eats them both and turns towards Roelof to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roelof bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hastings's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Roelof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hastings delivers a nice body kick.
Hastings needs to keep his hands up - Roelof had a free shot at his head there.
Hastings attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Roelof forces Hastings back against the ropes and clinches.
Hastings swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hastings tries a body shot but Roelof blocks it.
Hastings misses with a punch to the body.
Roelof misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Roelof lands with a good body shot.
Hastings throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roelof with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewoud Roelof had his way with Basil Hastings in that round.
The cut man is working on Ewoud Roelof's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roelof avoids the body shot from Hastings.
Hastings wants to slow Roelof down by chopping away at his legs.
Roelof fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roelof backing away here, and Hastings unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hastings throws a leg kick but Roelof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hastings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roelof has managed to clinch.
Roelof missing with knees to the body.
Hastings struggles to land a body shot inside as Roelof controls his hands.
Hastings can't find room to land a body shot as Roelof controls the action.
Roelof trying to land knees to the body.
Hastings wants to break free but Roelof has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hastings.
Hastings lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Roelof is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hastings is defending well for now.
Hastings missing with knees to the body.
Hastings comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roelof misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roelof lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Hastings - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hastings keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hastings tries to land a front kick but Roelof steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roelof fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hastings throws a body kick that misses.
Hastings misses with a head kick.
Hastings connects with a leg kick. Roelof looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab from Roelof.
Hastings feints and then cracks Roelof's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roelof down.
Roelof with a jab.
Roelof finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roelof doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Good work by Roelof as he checks the leg kick.
Roelof lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings throws a body kick that misses.
Roelof throwing a counter right hand but Hastings manages to avoid it.
Hastings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Roelof was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hastings.
Hastings misses with a body punch
and Roelof counters with a one-two to the body.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Roelof stumbling back into the ropes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roelof darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hastings blocks a leg kick.
Hastings throws a right hand that Roelof ducks under and follows up with a left that Roelof also avoids with ease.
Roelof throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hastings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roelof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings throws a big counter head kick but Roelof avoids it with no problem.
Roelof fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hastings, pushing him back against the ropes.
Roelof avoiding damage as Hastings throws knees to the body.
Hastings misses with a punch on the inside.
Roelof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hastings can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hastings plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roelof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hastings.
A jab from Roelof misses.
Roelof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roelof connects with a solid leg kick.
Roelof tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roelof throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hastings sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Roelof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hastings moves out of range as Roelof throws a body kick.
Hastings on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Roelof is just out of range.
Roelof feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Roelof misses with a body kick.
Roelof throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basil Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hastings throws a leg kick but Roelof sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roelof tries to clinch
and Hastings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roelof is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Hastings.
Hastings looks to land a combination but Roelof avoids it well.
Roelof goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roelof blocks the body kick.
Roelof connects with a single shot there.
Hastings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roelof counters with a good low kick that Hastings was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roelof.
Hastings takes one on the button.
Hastings throws a front kick that sends Roelof stumbling back into the ropes.
Hastings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roelof throws the kick towards the body but Hastings avoids it.
Hastings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roelof counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ewoud Roelof.
Well Roelof has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ewoud Roelof!
Ewoud Roelof retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ewoud Roelof thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Black Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Korf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus's entrance music is Black Jesus. A fine choice. Alexander Korf acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Korf!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jesus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jesus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Korf on the side of the head.
Korf misses the shot to the body.
Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korf.
Jesus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korf.
Korf throws the kick towards the body but Jesus avoids it.
Korf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Korf lands a front kick to the face, that drops Jesus to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Jesus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korf blocks a head kick by Jesus.
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Korf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jesus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jesus tries a head kick but it misses.
Korf moves out of range of the strikes.
Korf checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jesus.
Jesus scores with a kick to the body.
Jesus seems to have got his legs back now.
Jesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korf.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Korf misses its intended target.
Jesus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Korf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jesus to score with a decent uppercut.
Korf misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Jesus.
Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korf.
Jesus misses with a body shot.
Korf thinks about the counter body kick.
Jesus throws a leg kick which misses Korf's front leg but catches the back leg as Korf tries to avoid it.
Korf throws an overhand right that lands on Jesus's shoulder, as Jesus tries to avoid the shot.
Korf connects with a solid leg kick.
Jesus defending well as Korf loads up on a big left hand.
Korf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jesus misses with a low kick.
Korf takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Alexander Korf has been cut.
Jesus is looking to clinch but Korf is avoiding it.
Jesus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korf thuds his right hand into Jesus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus thows a leg kick but Korf checks it
letting Korf counter with a right hand.
Jesus moves out of range as Korf strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korf, as that shot connected.
Jesus digs a good hook to Korf's body.
Korf takes a swing at Jesus's ribcage but misses.
Korf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jesus throws a leg kick but Korf moved away.
Korf lands with a nice body punch.
Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Korf.
Jesus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Korf scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jesus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Jesus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Korf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jesus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jesus. Korf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jesus has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Alexander Korf should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korf throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Korf.
Jesus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Korf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jesus is looking to land body kicks.
Jesus looks to land a right hand but Korf moved out of range.
Korf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korf misses with a lunging right hand
and Jesus counters with a nice body kick.
Jesus connects with a solid leg kick.
Jesus has Korf up against the ropes in a clinch.
Korf wants to get back to striking at distance but Jesus won't allow it.
Korf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korf can't break the clinch.
Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jesus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jesus lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jesus as Korf tries to tie him up.
Jesus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korf or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Jesus.
Korf tries to throw a body punch but Jesus avoids it by throwing Korf back against the ropes.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Korf avoids the elbow strike from Jesus, against the ropes.
Korf tries a body shot but Jesus blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Jesus.
Korf lands a shoulder strike.
Korf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jesus throws the kick towards the body but Korf avoids it.
Korf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jesus is able to avoid easily.
Jesus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Korf counters with a stiff right hand.
Jesus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus throws a leg kick but Korf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jesus lands a nice shot to the body.
Korf misses with a head kick.
Jesus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Korf.
Korf throws a leg kick
and Jesus counters by moving into the clinch.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Korf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Korf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jesus has him pressed against the ropes.
Korf has a couple of punches blocked by Jesus.
Korf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jesus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Korf can turn it around.
Jesus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korf backwards.
Jesus lands a damaging elbow.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korf prevents a body shot from Jesus.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Korf dodges an elbow strike from Jesus.
Korf swings wildly with an uppercut but Jesus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korf or not.
Korf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Jesus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korf'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.
Korf throws a hook to the side of Jesus's head but Jesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jesus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Korf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korf throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jesus to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus moves away from the strike by Korf.
Korf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korf.
Jesus tries to bum rush Korf with a series of wild strikes but Korf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jesus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Korf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jesus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jesus closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jesus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jesus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jesus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jesus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Korf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jesus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKorf.
Korf takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jesus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexander Korf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korf misses with a body shot
and Jesus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korf is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jesus throws a leg kick but Korf checks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jesus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Korf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jesus throws a leg kick
and Korf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jesus scores with a nice right hand.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Korf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Korf catches Jesus right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Korf!
A very excited looking Alexander Korf made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between The Doctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groot has chosen London as his entrance music. Karl De Groot is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Doctor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 28 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctor scores with a head kick.
Doctor scores with a jab. De Groot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left and a right from Doctor both land. Nice combination.
De Groot is rocked!
De Groot misses with a leg kick
and Doctor counters with a perfect left hook, dropping De Groot to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). The Doctor!
The Doctor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Karl De Groot was interviewed post fight and said 'Lets go one MORE TIME BETCH'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The song of a freeman. Lard has chosen I'm Fat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnar Styr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styr misses with a low kick.
Lard lands a head kick. Styr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lard misses the jab.
We've been informed that Lard 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.
Lard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Styr.
Styr moves into the clinch successfully.
Lard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styr lands an uppercut.
Lard breaks from the clinch.
Lard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Styr throws a low kick, looking for Lard's leg but Lard calmly moves out of range.
Lard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styr checks it well.
Lard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lard flicks out a counter leg kick but Styr steps away.
Styr ducks under a wild hook from Lard.
Lard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lard misses.
Lard misses with a wild body shot.
Lard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lard cracks Styr with an open hand slap.
Styr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lard.
Lard ducks right into an uppercut from Styr.
Lard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
Lard scores with a kick to the body.
Lard throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styr forces Lard back against the ropes and clinches.
Styr pushes off an throws an elbow but Lard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styr lands an elbow inside.
Styr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lard takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tubo Lard has been cut.
Lard misses with an elbow over the top.
Styr trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Lard on the inside.
Styr lands with a right to the head.
Styr throws an elbow that misses.
Styr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lard blocks the elbow strike.
Lard tries to break the clinch but Styr is controlling the position.
Styr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styr lands a nice elbow.
Lard blocks an elbow strike from Styr.
Styr has Lard pressed against the ropes, preventing Lard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styr lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Styr.
Styr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Styr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnar Styr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tubo Lard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lard scores with a head kick. Styr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Styr misses with a body kick.
Styr has closed the distance and engaged Lard in a clinch.
Styr blocks a body shot from Lard.
Lard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lard avoiding damage as Styr throws knees to the body.
Styr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lard's defenses.
Lard can't find room to land a body shot as Styr controls the action.
Styr pushes Lard back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Styr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Styr lands a knee to the body.
Styr connects with a knee to the head.
Styr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styr lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styr lands a shoulder strike.
Magnar Styr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lard is breathing heavily.
A short right from Styr.
Styr lands with a light punch inside.
Styr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Styr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Styr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styr throws an elbow that misses.
Lard tries to work over Styr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lard has a couple of punches blocked by Styr.
Styr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lard can do to turn this around?
Styr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Styr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Styr.
Styr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lard is rocked!
Styr blocks an elbow strike.
Styr lands an elbow just above Lard 's eye.
Lard is still on wobbly legs! Can Styr finish him?
That has opened up Tubo Lard's cut even more.
Styr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Styr lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lard's defenses.
Styr has control of Lard and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Lard crashing to the mat! Lard looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Styr looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Magnar Styr!
A very excited looking Magnar Styr 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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