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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22687 p4p, 23247 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 560 p4p, 567 weight class). Boban Turnik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henri De Lagardere's chin.
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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World class boxer
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik punishes De Lagardere's body with a nice straight punch.
De Lagardere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
Turnik jabs De Lagardere right on the nose. De Lagardere blinks but takes it well.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut.
De Lagardere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turnik scores with a sloppy right hand. De Lagardere should have avoided that one.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lagardere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Lagardere blocks a jab.
De Lagardere throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
Turnik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Lagardere is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Turnik throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnik slips under a jab.
Turnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Lagardere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik misses with the combination.
Turnik jabs De Lagardere to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turnik misses with a left hand
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnik throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik works the jab nicely.
De Lagardere avoids the body shot from Turnik.
Turnik lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Turnik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Lagardere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turnik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Lagardere circles away quickly and effectively.
Turnik slips a jab from De Lagardere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Lagardere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnik throws out a counter right but De Lagardere avoids it with no problem.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik cracks De Lagardere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Turnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Lagardere.
Turnik throws the left hand but De Lagardere avoids the punch easily.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lagardere.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnik misses with a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
Turnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lagardere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lagardere misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turnik throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Turnik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turnik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Lagardere lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Turnik.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Turnik throws a series of punches but De Lagardere moves out of range.
De Lagardere walks into a left hand.
De Lagardere tests Turnik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
Turnik throws a series of punches but De Lagardere moves out of range.
It looked like De Lagardere was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turnik.
Some wild striking there from Turnik.
Turnik lands a lovely overhand right.
De Lagardere misses with a hook. Turnik ducked under it nicely.
Turnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turnik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
Turnik throws a series of strikes that have De Lagardere backpedaling.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turnik has time to react.
Turnik throws a hook but De Lagardere avoids it easily.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Lagardere misses with a left hand
and Turnik counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnik misses with an uppercut
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Turnik misses.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lagardere to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
De Lagardere blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lagardere to score with a decent uppercut.
De Lagardere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turnik.
A quick step to the side and De Lagardere tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boban Turnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnik throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turnik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but De Lagardere slips the punch.
De Lagardere lands with a hook. Turnik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Turnik both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lagardere dodges the punch combination from Turnik.
De Lagardere staying out of range there.
Turnik scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks.
De Lagardere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Lagardere throws a big shot that misses.
De Lagardere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Henri De Lagardere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Lagardere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boban Turnik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turnik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Lagardere misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Turnik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turnik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turnik slips under a jab.
De Lagardere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnik's hands.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Lagardere throws out the jab.
De Lagardere walks into a stiff left hand from Turnik.
De Lagardere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turnik misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lagardere takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Lagardere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Turnik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Lagardere throws a series of punches but Turnik avoids them all with ease.
Turnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Lagardere momentarily.
Turnik lands a jab-cross combination.
De Lagardere is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turnik, as that shot connected.
Oh De Lagardere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
De Lagardere seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnik tries to bum rush De Lagardere with a series of wild strikes but De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turnik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Turnik was well out of range.
Turnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnik misses with a double jab
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut that drops Turnik onto his backside! Turnik bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Turnik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Lagardere counters with a big right hand that sends Turnik crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - De Lagardere takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Henri De Lagardere!
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