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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Knight struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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205 lbs
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223 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very strong
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Van De Velde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Knight!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Van De Velde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van De Velde avoiding damage.
Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Velde avoids the head kick by Knight.
Van De Velde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van De Velde closes the distance and clinches.
Van De Velde is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knight taking a breather.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Velde moves into the clinch.
Knight being controlled against the ropes.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Velde takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Van De Velde as the two fighters clinch.
Van De Velde is stalling here.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van De Velde drives through and clinches with Knight against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Van De Velde.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van De Velde manages to break the clinch.
Van De Velde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van De Velde rushes Knight and presses him up against the ropes.
Van De Velde blocks an uppercut.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van De Velde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Velde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van De Velde pushes Knight back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Van De Velde.
Knight looking to stall.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Velde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van De Velde.
Van De Velde moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Van De Velde.
Knight tries to work over Van De Velde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van De Velde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Van De Velde has Knight pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
Van De Velde lands with a right to the head.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Van De Velde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Van De Velde's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robert Van De Velde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Velde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van De Velde is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van De Velde tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight prevents a body shot from Van De Velde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Knight closes the distance and pushes Van De Velde back into the ropes.
Van De Velde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knight is rocked!
Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Van De Velde finish him?
Van De Velde pushes Knight up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van De Velde cracks Knight with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Knight goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Knight wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Robert Van De Velde!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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