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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 23308 p4p, 566 weight class) and Robin Van Roosmalen (ranked 23229 p4p, 541 weight class). Giroud comes to the ring accompanied by Khaled- Aisha. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen connects with a crisp jab.
Giroud 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.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that Giroud avoids nicely.
Giroud 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.
Giroud lands with a hook. Van Roosmalen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Giroud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud gets a clinch.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Giroud cracks Van Roosmalen with a nice body shot.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling him.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Roosmalen throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
Giroud scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen stalling in the clinch but Giroud improves position.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Giroud has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen looking to stall.
Van Roosmalen trying to stall but Giroud improves his position.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giroud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling him.
Giroud lands a right hand.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Van Roosmalen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giroud jabs Van Roosmalen right on the nose. Van Roosmalen blinks but takes it well.
Van Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
Giroud is looking to control Van Roosmalen's arms but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it.
Giroud pushes Van Roosmalen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud is looking to control Van Roosmalen's arms but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Giroud wants to stall.
Van Roosmalen tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Roosmalen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Roosmalen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giroud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giroud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Giroud for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Giroud tries to stall but Van Roosmalen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice shot to the body.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it.
Van Roosmalen is trying to maintain a safe position but Giroud gets an underhook and turns Van Roosmalen into the ropes.
Giroud keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giroud trying to land knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Giroud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Giroud misses with a wild combination.
Giroud walks into a straight right hand from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Bastien Giroud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Van Roosmalen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the ropes.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen blocking some punches.
Van Roosmalen tries to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen taking a breather.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Roosmalen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Giroud has him pinned against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Van Roosmalen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen pushes Giroud back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud leaning against his opponent.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Giroud.
Van Roosmalen cracks Giroud with a nice body shot.
Van Roosmalen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud looking to stall.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Van Roosmalen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the ropes.
Giroud lands a shot to the body.
Giroud being controlled against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Roosmalen as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Van Roosmalen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giroud is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen breaks from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen connects with a nice looking jab.
Giroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Giroud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Roosmalen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giroud blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giroud misses the jab.
Giroud wants to clinch up but Van Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.
Giroud has managed to clinch.
Van Roosmalen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giroud prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Giroud away but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Giroud lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Van Roosmalen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Giroud wants to stall.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Roosmalen breaks from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Giroud misses its intended target.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud lands the left hand.
Giroud throws a lazy right hand but Van Roosmalen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen lands a jab to Giroud's midsection.
Van Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Roosmalen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Roosmalen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giroud finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Roosmalen's head.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Giroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Roosmalen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Roosmalen to score with a decent uppercut.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
Van Roosmalen thuds his right hand into Giroud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Roosmalen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roosmalen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Roosmalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giroud tries to bum rush Van Roosmalen with a series of wild strikes but Van Roosmalen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Roosmalen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giroud tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Van Roosmalen is out of range.
Giroud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Roosmalen under the eye.
Giroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Roosmalen throws out the jab.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Roosmalen misses with a looping right.
Giroud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud instigates a clinch.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud misses with a body punch.
Van Roosmalen tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roosmalen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Van Roosmalen misses with some punches.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Van Roosmalen.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giroud lands a knee to the head.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
Van Roosmalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Giroud has double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giroud lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Roosmalen off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
A quick step to the side and Giroud tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Giroud misses
and Van Roosmalen counters with a thumping low kick.
Giroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robin Van Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giroud throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Roosmalen scores with a one two! Giroud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Van Roosmalen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Roosmalen.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Giroud misses with a few strikes there.
Van Roosmalen clobbers Giroud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giroud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giroud misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Van Roosmalen finds it's target.
A punch combination from Giroud misses.
Giroud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Van Roosmalen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giroud doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen looks to land a right hand but Giroud moved out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Giroud's shoulder, as Giroud tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Giroud throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud misses with a hook
and Van Roosmalen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giroud takes a swing at Van Roosmalen's ribcage but misses.
Van Roosmalen is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Giroud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Roosmalen lands with an overhand left.
Van Roosmalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Van Roosmalen counter with a right hand.
Van Roosmalen throws a front kick that sends Giroud stumbling back into the ropes.
Giroud misses with a straight left.
Giroud closes the distance and pushes Van Roosmalen back into the ropes.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Giroud trying to stall but Van Roosmalen improves his position.
Giroud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roosmalen can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Van Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giroud 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!
Robin Van Roosmalen wins by unanimous decision!
Robin Van Roosmalen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.
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