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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 14493 p4p, 23964 weight class) and Jumbo Johns (ranked 108 p4p, 214 weight class). Drama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vicious White Kids No Lip. Jumbo Johns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Johns!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama throws a lazy right hand but Johns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johns slips under a jab.
Drama walks straight into a big right, left combination from Johns and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Johns as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jumbo Johns!
Jumbo Johns decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duster Bouglas (ranked 4805 p4p, 3535 weight class) and Dale Tyson (ranked 540 p4p, 433 weight class). 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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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duster Bouglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dale Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouglas misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bouglas should have avoided that one.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Bouglas misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyson misses with the body kick
and Bouglas counters with a body kick.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bouglas misses with a low kick.
Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouglas.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Bouglas lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Bouglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dale Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Bouglas's shoulder, as Bouglas tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by Bouglas's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouglas throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson moves out of range as Bouglas strikes.
Bouglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Bouglas throws a leg kick but Tyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Bouglas counters with a body kick.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bouglas.
Tyson lands a leg kick that knocks Bouglas off balance momentarily.
Bouglas takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson unleashes a big counter combination but Bouglas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyson throws a hook but Bouglas blocks it.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson swings for the body but Bouglas moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Bouglas.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Bouglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bouglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Bouglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Bouglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bouglas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
It seemed like Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
Tyson misses with a leg kick
and Bouglas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson 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.
Bouglas ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyson.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Bouglas moved away.
Bouglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bouglas thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to land a body kick
and Bouglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Dale Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouglas checks a low kick from Tyson.
It looked like Bouglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bouglas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyson throws out a counter right but Bouglas avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Bouglas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tyson just manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Bouglas.
Tyson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bouglas counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Dale Tyson has been cut.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bouglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bouglas counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Bouglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tyson slips under a jab from Bouglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouglas moves out of range of the body kick.
Bouglas throws a nice inside 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!
Bouglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Bouglas counters with a good low kick that Tyson was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Bouglas.
Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyson sizes up Bouglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bouglas.
Tyson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bouglas in the body.
Tyson misses with the body kick
and Bouglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Dale Tyson's cut even more.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bouglas blocks it well.
Tyson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bouglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duster Bouglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dale Tyson'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. This is the final round!
Tyson throws a body kick that misses
and Bouglas counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Tyson tenderised Bouglas's leg. Bouglas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Bouglas saw that one coming.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body
and Bouglas counters with a low kick, right behind Tyson 's knee.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Bouglas's shoulder, as Bouglas tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bouglas catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Tyson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Tyson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyson connects with a jab.
Bouglas throws a shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Bouglas counters with a big uppercut that drops Tyson face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duster Bouglas!
A very excited looking Duster Bouglas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 5662 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 619 p4p, 326 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Ernesto Mathieu has been cut.
A big right from Mathieu misses.
Beecher is looking to clinch.
Mathieu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beecher lands a nice shot to the body.
Mathieu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beecher if he has to take too many more of those.
Mathieu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beecher misses with an uppercut.
Mathieu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beecher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beecher scores with a head kick.
Mathieu avoids a kick to the body.
Mathieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathieu avoids the head kick by Beecher.
Beecher cracks Mathieu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Beecher.
Beecher misses with a jab to the body
and Mathieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathieu throws a big shot that misses.
Mathieu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mathieu.
Beecher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beecher drives through and clinches with Mathieu against the ropes.
Mathieu breaks the clinch.
Mathieu lands a front kick.
Beecher just misses with a punch to the body.
Beecher tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathieu throws a counter combo.
Beecher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathieu.
A bone on bone clash there as Mathieu blocks the leg kick.
Mathieu misses with a hook. Beecher ducked under it nicely.
Beecher is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mathieu swats away the attempt to clinch by Beecher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher throws a head kick that misses.
Beecher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathieu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beecher looks to land a combination but Mathieu avoids it well.
Mathieu flicks out a counter leg kick but Beecher steps away.
Paul Beecher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathieu scores with a leg kick.
Beecher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beecher is breathing heavily.
Beecher rushes Mathieu and presses him up against the ropes.
Beecher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mathieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beecher is looking to clinch but Mathieu is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathieu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mathieu connects with a solid leg kick.
Mathieu connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Beecher onto his butt! Beecher bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
 It looks like Paul Beecher has been cut.
Beecher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathieu manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Ernesto Mathieu should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mathieu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mathieu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mathieu! But no joy.
Beecher doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathieu circles away.
Beecher lands the left hand.
Mathieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathieu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mathieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beecher.
It looked like Beecher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mathieu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beecher throws a right hand that Mathieu ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathieu also avoids with ease.
Mathieu tries a quick counter leg kick but Beecher is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beecher moves in looking to clinch but Mathieu pushes him off.
Beecher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathieu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beecher throws a body shot but no joy.
Mathieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beecher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher moves in looking to clinch but Mathieu pushes him off.
Beecher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathieu unleashes a big counter combination but Beecher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Beecher misses with a jab to the body
and Mathieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathieu lands a jab to Beecher's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beecher misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mathieu!
Mathieu scoring well with a low kick there.
Beecher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beecher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathieu moves away.
Mathieu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathieu throws a big shot that misses.
Beecher misses with a head kick.
Ernesto Mathieu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beecher. Mathieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beecher is looking to wear down Mathieu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher takes a swing at Mathieu's ribcage but misses.
Mathieu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mathieu cracks Beecher with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathieu connects with a quick right hand that sends Beecher tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ernesto Mathieu!
After the fight, Ernesto Mathieu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jamin Destro (ranked 2487 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Not Ponor (ranked 349 p4p, 205 weight class). Jamin Destro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Not Ponor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamin Destro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Not Ponor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponor slips under a jab.
Destro with a nice calf kick.
Ponor walks into a stiff left hand from Destro.
Destro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ponor counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Destro badly! He tries to strike back but Ponor puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Destro out cold! Oh man, Destro will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Not Ponor!
A victorious Not Ponor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 24325 p4p, 23552 weight class) and Skipper Eureka (ranked 217 p4p, 127 weight class). Imagine Thibodeaux has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skipper Eureka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eureka lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
That kick from Eureka tenderised Thibodeaux's leg. Thibodeaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eureka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with the punch.
It looks like Skipper Eureka has been cut.
Eureka looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux tries to land a body kick
and Eureka counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Eureka throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses
and Eureka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Eureka tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux shakes him off and moves away.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Eureka counters with a nice leg kick.
Eureka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Eureka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux.
Eureka wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux and move into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eureka.
Eureka lands a right hook to the body.
Eureka misses with a looping left.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eureka misses with a wild combination.
As Eureka backs away, Thibodeaux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Eureka.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick that bluckles Eureka and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thibodeaux no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eureka scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eureka throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eureka was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Eureka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Thibodeaux blocks the low kick.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Imagine Thibodeaux should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Skipper Eureka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eureka misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eureka throws a sloppy head kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Eureka to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Thibodeaux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux made sure to mention his sponsor, © Trap House in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 24035 p4p, 2345 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 547 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route ducks right into an uppercut from Backman.
Backman lands a front kick.
Backman with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Backman misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Route misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Backman misses the target.
Backman connects with a leg kick.
Route has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Route displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Backman throws out the jab.
Route tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Route takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Backman cracks a nice hook into Route's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Backman lands a jab to the head.
Route uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Backman.
Route appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Route throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Backman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Backman.
It looks like En Route has been cut.
Backman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Route under the eye.
Backman misses with a hook to the body
and Route counters with a nice body shot.
Backman is looking to land body kicks.
Backman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Route cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backman scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route looks for the body kick but Backman saw that one coming.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Backman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Route to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
A big left from Route misses.
Backman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Route in his tracks.
Route misses the shot to the body.
Backman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Backman throws a sloppy head kick and Route moves out of range easily.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on En Route'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.
Route takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Route checks a low kick from Backman.
Route looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Backman throws a series of punches but Route moves out of range.
Route throwing a counter right hand but Backman manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Backman.
Backman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Backman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Backman checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Backman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Route throws a leg kick that is checked
and Backman counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Route.
Backman misses with a looping left.
Backman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman thuds his shin into the meat of Route's side.
Backman tries a head kick but it misses.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Backman misses with a double jab
and Route counters with a nice uppercut.
Backman tries to score with a low kick but Route moves his leg out of the way.
Backman connects with a high kick.
Backman fails to land with a series of punches.
Backman tries to land a leg kick but Route saw it coming and moves away.
And Route counters with a quick kick to the body but Backman blocks it.
Backman throws a head kick that misses.
And Route counters with a quick kick to the body but Backman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Backman - just one landing.
 Route is rocked!
Backman closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Route out cold! Route corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Backman!
After winning the bout, George Backman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 2632 p4p, 21902 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 329 p4p, 666 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taurus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khairannus connects with a right hand. Taurus shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Khairannus.
Khairannus slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khairannus connects with a right hand. Taurus shakes it off.
Donk. Taurus catches Khairannus right on the button with a cross.
Taurus throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Taurus misses.
Taurus throws a right hand that Khairannus ducks under and follows up with a left that Khairannus also avoids with ease.
Taurus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Taurus.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
A counter left hand to the body from Taurus misses its target.
Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Taurus throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
A lazy left from Taurus finds it's target.
Taurus slips a straight right by Khairannus.
Taurus misses with a kick to the body
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Khairannus is out of range.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Taurus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
Taurus looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Taurus scores with the left hand. Khairannus knows he should have avoided that one.
Khairannus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khairannus slips a jab from Taurus.
Nice cross by Khairannus.
Khairannus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khairannus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khairannus! But no joy.
Khairannus connects with an inside leg kick.
Taurus misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus lands with a straight right. Khairannus didn't see that one coming.
Khairannus connects with a body shot.
Khairannus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taurus throwing a counter right hand but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Khairannus scores with a jab.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taurus slips a jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws a big shot that misses.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Taurus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taurus slips a straight right by Khairannus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khairannus connects with the punch.
Khairannus connects with a jab.
Taurus throws a hook but Khairannus avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juhjartus Khairannus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Taurus misses.
Taurus throws a hook but Khairannus avoids it easily.
Khairannus misses with a looping right.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taurus.
Taurus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khairannus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khairannus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khairannus lands with a cross.
Taurus misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus throws a head kick but Khairannus moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Khairannus.
Khairannus lands a body shot.
Khairannus throws a shot to the body.
Taurus dodges the punch combination from Khairannus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
Khairannus throws out a powerful jab.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taurus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Khairannus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khairannus defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Khairannus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taurus walks into a left hand.
Taurus misses the jab.
Khairannus misses with a hook to the body
and Taurus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khairannus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khairannus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Taurus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khairannus throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khairannus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Khairannus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khairannus.
Khairannus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taurus misses the body punch
and Khairannus counters with a nice uppercut.
Khairannus cracks Taurus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khairannus misses with a left hand
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Khairannus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taurus circles away quickly and effectively.
Khairannus connects with a right hand. Taurus shakes it off.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus slips a jab from Khairannus.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Khairannus.
Taurus checks a leg kick.
Taurus misses with a two punch combination.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khairannus throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juhjartus Khairannus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khairannus misses with a leg kick.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Khairannus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Khairannus checks a leg kick.
Khairannus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus slips under a jab from Khairannus.
Juhjartus Khairannus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus defending well as Khairannus loads up on a big left hand.
Khairannus dips to his left and cracks Taurus with an uppercut!
Taurus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khairannus.
Wesley Taurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Khairannus.
Taurus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khairannus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khairannus throws an off balance right hand
and Taurus counters with a good low kick that Khairannus was not able to check.
Khairannus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taurus counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus lands a two punch combo.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Khairannus misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khairannus throws a good cross that connects.
Taurus moves forwards but Khairannus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taurus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taurus throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus misses with a two punch combination.
Taurus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khairannus misses with a left hand
and Taurus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Taurus scores with a shot to the body.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khairannus moves away.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Khairannus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khairannus lands an overhand right.
Khairannus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus clobbers Taurus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khairannus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taurus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Khairannus.
Khairannus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of Khairannus's head but Khairannus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khairannus tries a quick counter leg kick but Taurus is wise to it.
Taurus lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taurus.
A countering left hand to the body from Khairannus misses.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khairannus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus slips under a jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaurus.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
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 Wesley Taurus.
Well Khairannus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juhjartus Khairannus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 22889 p4p, 22886 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 235 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchusuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tchusuk blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
A head kick by Tchusuk misses
and Bandichoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tchusuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bandichoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tchusuk under the eye.
Bandichoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandichoo missing with a left hand there. Tchusuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandichoo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandichoo duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tchusuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchusuk misses the target.
Tchusuk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bandichoo to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Tchusuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tchusuk avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tchusuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Tchusuk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandichoo scores with a leg kick.
Tchusuk misses with a shot to the body
and Bandichoo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tchusuk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tchusuk 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.
Bandichoo scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo cracks Tchusuk with an open hand slap.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bandichoo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo throws a lazy body kick
and Tchusuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tchusuk throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
It seemed like Bandichoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo scores with a hook.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Tchusuk moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bandichoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bandichoo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bandichoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tchusuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Bandichoo as he connects with a hook.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is getting worse.
Bandichoo avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
Bandichoo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bandichoo stalks Tchusuk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tchusuk's face. Tchusuk staggers backwards, shaken.
Tchusuk swings widly with a right hand
and Bandichoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandichoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tchusuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Tchusuk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bandichoo blocks a head kick by Tchusuk.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchusuk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bandichoo throws a front kick aimed at Tchusuk's knee but Tchusuk avoids it well.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk throwing a counter right hand but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo connects with a single shot there.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Tchusuk's shoulder, as Tchusuk tries to avoid the shot.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo lunges at Tchusuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tchusuk's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws the left hand but Bandichoo avoids the punch easily.
Tchusuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Bandichoo lands a jab to Tchusuk's midsection.
Bandichoo throws a front kick aimed at Tchusuk's knee but Tchusuk avoids it well.
Tchusuk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bandichoo scores with a spinning back kick!
Tchusuk is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandichoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tchusuk throwing a counter right hand but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tchusuk backs up against the ropes.
Kenny Tchusuk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tchusuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tchusuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Bandichoo does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Bandichoo. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Bandichoo tenderised Tchusuk's leg. Tchusuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tchusuk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bandichoo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bandichoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandichoo cracks Tchusuk with a good jab.
Tchusuk stuns Bandichoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tchusuk misses with a two punch combination.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a series of punches but Tchusuk avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bandichoo scores with a punch to the head.
Tchusuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tchusuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandichoo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tchusuk counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
Bandichoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tchusuk throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bandichoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandichoo lands with a hook. Tchusuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bandichoo lands a body shot.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tchusuk misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandichoo! But no joy.
Tchusuk clobbers Bandichoo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bandichoo lands a glancing blow to the side of Tchusuk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo connects with a crisp jab.
Bandichoo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tchusuk back to the ropes. Bandichoo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a front kick that sends Tchusuk stumbling back into the ropes.
Tchusuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bandichoo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tchusuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bandichoo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tchusuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Tchusuk blocks it.
Bandichoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeez, Kenny Tchusuk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Bandichoo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bandichoo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tchusuk misses the body punch
and Bandichoo counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Tchusuk to the mat! Bandichoo runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Tchusuk is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Tchusuk walks into a left hand.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bandichoo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo connects with a single shot there.
Tchusuk walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Bandichoo and drops face first to the floor! Tchusuk's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Tchusuk in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Taz Bandichoo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Taz Bandichoo waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18195 p4p, 3134 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 703 p4p, 402 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kim rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yasol Kim has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Kim tries to tie him up.
A short right from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kim.
Lee pushes Kim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim is working Lee over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim working aggressively here.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim pushes Lee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee has Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee working Kim over with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee clinches.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kim.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
Kim misses with some punches.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Kim lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kim back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Lee tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Kim moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Kim scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim misses with some punches.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tommy Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a body shot from Kim.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee pushes Kim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Kim blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim prevents a body shot from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim slips under a jab.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim blocks a body shot from Lee.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Kim.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yasol Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim takes one on the button.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Kim lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the ropes and back into range.
Lee throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Kim.
Kim pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
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.
A short body shot lands from Kim as the two fighters clinch.
Kim works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee blocking some punches.
Kim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Kim tries to tie him up.
A short left from Kim.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Kim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kim tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasol Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Tommy Lee 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 17678 p4p, 4311 weight class) and Draughn Diego (ranked 105 p4p, 86 weight class). Durand kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. 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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 56 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Draughn Diego!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego moves away from the strike by Durand.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego has managed to clinch.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Durand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand blocks a body shot from Diego.
Durand misses with the head strike.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand scores with a hook to the body.
Durand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Durand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durand has time to react.
Durand lands a nice looking body kick.
Durand connects with a body shot.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Durand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Durand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
Draughn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Durand is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego misses the jab.
Durand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Durand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand lands a left hand.
Durand with a knee to the head.
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 Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diego in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diego working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand pushes Diego back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Diego avoids the damage to the body.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Diego blocks it.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
Diego blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Diego lands a body punch.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Durand lands a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diego avoids it.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Draughn Diego has been cut.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Diego misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Durand lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diego lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durand can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Durand lunges at Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diego's hand.
Diego moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego.
Durand moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Diego throws a combination. Durand tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durand doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Diego tries to clinch there but Durand circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand keeps the fight on the outside.
Durand throws a body kick that misses
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Durand was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diego.
Durand is looking to wear down Diego with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diego misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durand swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Durand slips under a jab.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Durand circles away.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Durand counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Durand.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand lands an uppercut.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diego is trying to stall.
Durand lands a nice shot to the body.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diego blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
Durand digs a right hand underneath Diego's ribcage. Diego let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand works on Diego's body with a couple of short punches.
Durand lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand moves out of range.
Diego fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durand missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diego.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego is looking to clinch but Durand is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego closes the distance but Durand moves to the side
letting Durand counter with a right hand.
Durand throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Durand lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
Durand throws a shot to the body.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Durand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Durand coming out on top.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Diego is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durand scoring well with a low kick there.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Durand with a nice calf kick.
Durand lands a jab to Diego's midsection.
Diego clinches up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diego's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand obliges.
Durand with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Draughn Diego in that round.
The cut man is working on Draughn Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Durand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durand tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego avoids the body shot from Durand.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.
Durand scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durand slips under a jab.
Diego wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
Diego digs a good body shot into Durand's ribs.
Durand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durand swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diego counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Durand.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Durand finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Draughn Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand throws a good cross that connects.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Durand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand tried to counter with a leg kick but Diego avoided it.
Durand throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Durand misses with a kick to the body.
Diego tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Durand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diego wants to clinch up but Durand keeps it at a distance.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diego crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durand - the referee stops the clock and Diego gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durand. Diego manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Durand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jacques Durand thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Draughn Diego had this to say: 'You’re so lucky I wasn’t at full energy Durand. I’m gonna kill you I’m the rematch. You’re so lucky.'.
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