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Event:
RSE 78:
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Hedley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Kerckhoven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hedley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Hedley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hedley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedley misses with the head strike.
Van Kerckhoven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley tries to throw a body punch but Van Kerckhoven avoids it by throwing Hedley back against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven effectively controlling the action here.
Hedley tries to work over Van Kerckhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Hedley tries to work over Van Kerckhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hedley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Kerckhoven pushes Hedley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven is stalling here.
Hedley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kerckhoven throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven tries a body shot but Hedley blocks it.
Hedley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
Hedley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kerckhoven's elbow.
Hedley scores with a shoulder strike.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven blocks an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Kerckhoven - that landed with a thud.
Hedley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hedley stalling in the clinch but Van Kerckhoven improves position.
Hedley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Kerckhoven blocks a body shot from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven avoiding damage.
Van Kerckhoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley taking a breather.
Hedley tries to throw a body punch but Van Kerckhoven avoids it by throwing Hedley back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hedley throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hedley misses with some punches.
Hedley blocks an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven crunches a lovely knee into Hedley's ribcage.
Hedley lands with a right to the head.
Hedley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Kerckhoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hedleys head.
Hedley working aggressively here.
Van Kerckhoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hedley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Kerckhoven can turn it around.
Van Kerckhoven blocking some punches.
#T4#
Hedley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Van Kerckhoven on the inside.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a knee strike.
Hedley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kerckhoven's elbow.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley can't find room to land a body shot as Van Kerckhoven controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hedley or not.
Van Kerckhoven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hedley backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Kerckhoven.
Still in the clinch, Hedley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hedley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kerckhoven backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Kerckhoven.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Hedley misses with an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hedley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kerckhoven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Van Kerckhoven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hedley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hedley with a hook.
A slow jab from Hedley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hedley misses with a looping left.
Hedley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Hedley tries to clinch up.
Van Kerckhoven with the inside leg kick.
Hedley swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Hedley's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#KD2#
Van Kerckhoven drops Hedley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hedley looks back up at him and smiles so Van Kerckhoven waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#Hedley is rocked!
Hedley throws a leg kick
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Hedley out cold! What a finish! Van Kerckhoven is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
After winning the bout, Patrick Van Kerckhoven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
RSE 70:
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Aprile looks to land a combination. Van Kerckhoven sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aprile throws a lazy uppercut
and Aprile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aprile moves out of range as Van Kerckhoven strikes.
Aprile misses with the combination.
Van Kerckhoven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aprile swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aprile. That did some damage!
Aprile throws a hook but Van Kerckhoven avoids it easily.
Van Kerckhoven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Aprile misses the target.
Van Kerckhoven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Kerckhoven slips under a jab from Aprile.
Van Kerckhoven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Kerckhoven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Aprile connects with a looping right hand.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a leg kick.
Aprile smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aprile looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aprile staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Aprile misses its intended target.
Aprile misses with a straight right.
Van Kerckhoven feints a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Aprile.
Aprile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Van Kerckhoven responds with a good body kick, but Aprile manages to step out the way in time.#T2#
Aprile slips a jab and a cross from Van Kerckhoven.
Aprile throws a hook to the side of Van Kerckhoven's head but Van Kerckhoven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kerckhoven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Kerckhoven slips under a jab from Aprile.
Aprile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aprile connects with a right hand. Van Kerckhoven shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aprile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Aprile avoids it with no problem.
Aprile misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Kerckhoven steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aprile connects with a jab.#T3#
Aprile throws out a loose jab but Van Kerckhoven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aprile throws a right and a left that Van Kerckhoven avoids nicely.
Aprile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven slips a straight right by Aprile.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Aprile avoids it with no problem.
Aprile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kerckhoven dodges the punch combination from Aprile.
Van Kerckhoven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Richie Aprile has been cut.
Aprile throws a lazy uppercut
letting Van Kerckhoven counter with a right hand. #T4#
Aprile misses with a wild combination.
Aprile throws a body punch but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Aprile throws a right and a left that Van Kerckhoven avoids nicely.
Van Kerckhoven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kerckhoven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aprile.
Aprile throws a good cross that connects.
Aprile misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Van Kerckhoven.
Aprile throws the left hand but Van Kerckhoven avoids the punch easily.
Van Kerckhoven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#KD2#
Van Kerckhoven feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aprile sprawling to the canvas! Aprile rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Van Kerckhoven finish him?!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richie Aprile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richie Aprile'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.#R2#
Aprile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Kerckhoven in his tracks.
Aprile swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Aprile throws a hook but Van Kerckhoven blocks it.#KD2#
Van Kerckhoven lands a big right hand that sends Aprile crashing to the mat! Van Kerckhoven stays standing though and waves Aprile back to his feet!
Aprile lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aprile.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aprile swings for the body but Van Kerckhoven moves out of range.
Van Kerckhoven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Van Kerckhoven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aprile.
Aprile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kerckhoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Aprile.
Aprile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD2#
Van Kerckhoven sends Aprile crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Van Kerckhoven is motioning to the referee to let Aprile up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aprile lands a really nice looking cross but Van Kerckhoven seems unphased.
#T1#
Aprile looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kerckhoven is just out of range.
Van Kerckhoven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Van Kerckhoven ducks under a wild hook from Aprile.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aprile. Van Kerckhoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aprile throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Van Kerckhoven finds it's way through Aprile's defenses.
Aprile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Kerckhoven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Kerckhoven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aprile looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kerckhoven is just out of range.#T2#
Aprile scores with a nice head shot.
Richie Aprile is winning the standup battle so far.
Aprile misses with a straight right.
Richie Aprile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kerckhoven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aprile loads up on a big right hand but Van Kerckhoven slips the punch.
Van Kerckhoven lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aprile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Kerckhoven momentarily.
Aprile misses with a hook.
Van Kerckhoven has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Kerckhoven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Aprile misses the target.
Aprile throws a hook but Van Kerckhoven blocks it.#T3#
Aprile tests Van Kerckhoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aprile moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aprile lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aprile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aprile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Kerckhoven! But no joy.
Aprile throws a jab when Van Kerckhoven was well out of range.
Aprile throws a hook to the side of Van Kerckhoven's head but Van Kerckhoven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kerckhoven throws out a counter right but Aprile avoids it with no problem.
Van Kerckhoven slips a jab and a cross from Aprile.
Van Kerckhoven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Kerckhoven throws a shot from downtown. Aprile moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Aprile connects with a body shot that sends Van Kerckhoven's belly button to the back.
Aprile lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Kerckhoven takes one to the chin there.
Van Kerckhoven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aprile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Kerckhoven. Aprile shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aprile connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Kerckhoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aprile.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Aprile dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richie Aprile's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Van Kerckhoven slips under a jab.
Patrick Van Kerckhoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aprile misses with a wild body shot.
Aprile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Kerckhoven can do to turn this around?
Aprile slips under a jab from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aprile throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Kerckhoven to counter with a crisp jab.
Aprile gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Kerckhoven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aprile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kerckhoven moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aprile. Van Kerckhoven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kerckhoven unleashes a big counter combination but Aprile bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aprile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Kerckhoven feints a counter leg kick.
Aprile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Aprile misses with a hook.
Van Kerckhoven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a hook
and Aprile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Kerckhoven throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Aprile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aprile loads up on a big right hand but Van Kerckhoven slips the punch.
Van Kerckhoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aprile.
Aprile misses with an uppercut. Van Kerckhoven saw that one coming.
Van Kerckhoven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#KD2#
Van Kerckhoven drops Aprile with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aprile looks back up at him and smiles so Van Kerckhoven waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#Aprile is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aprile throws a combination that misses
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a huge right that knocks Aprile out cold! Van Kerckhoven is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
A very excited looking Patrick Van Kerckhoven 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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Event:
Red Rocket Fight Night
Date: Dec 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#CL2#
Van Soest moves into the clinch successfully.
Ploegmakers slows down the pace here.
Come on Van Soest - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest has Ploegmakers pressed against the cage.
Ploegmakers is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Soest gets an underhook and turns Ploegmakers into the cage.
Ploegmakers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ploegmakers looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Soest is stalling here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Soest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Soest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest! |
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