Veldhuis Says Fight With ElkY is Still On

Posted by Iriss on November 17th, 2011 filed in StarCraft News

http://www.gosugamers.net/poker/images/poker/elk2.jpgThough poker fans have spent more than two years waiting for a kickboxing match between Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand Grospellier, Veldhuis is saying that the fight is still going to happen and that the fight is only a week away. On November 22, the two Team PokerStars pros will do battle for five three minute rounds. The kickboxing match has some rules, such as making kicks to the groin, headbutts, and elbows illegal, while fighters are still permitted to do spinning kicks and punches. The most important stipulation of the match is that a winner will only be declared if a participant is knocked out or quits, otherwise the match will end in a draw. On his blog, Veldhuis takes a rather confident approach to his match as he says that ElkY’s “coordination seems a bit bad” and that he doesn’t think he is a “natural athlete.” Veldhuis,...