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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero Vogels (ranked 23849 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 458 p4p, 353 weight class). Durand Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nero Vogels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Durand Jr to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Vogels away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Durand Jr got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
It looks like Jacques Durand Jr has been cut.
Durand Jr connects with a body shot that sends Vogels's belly button to the back.
Durand Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vogels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Jr looks for the body kick but Vogels saw that one coming.
Vogels throws a nice looking combination but Durand Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vogels misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vogels really felt that one!
Vogels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vogels misses with a hook.
Vogels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durand Jr works over Vogels's head and body with a nice combination.
Vogels needs to keep his hands up - Durand Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Vogels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vogels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Durand Jr rushes Vogels and presses him up against the cage.
Vogels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Durand Jr.
It looks like Nero Vogels has been cut.
A knee to the head by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vogels in his tracks.
Vogels takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr sizes up Vogels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand Jr, as that shot connected.
Durand Jr lands with a hook. Vogels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durand Jr rushes Vogels and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Durand Jr.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vogels lands a head kick that bluckles Durand Jr 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 Vogels no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Vogels misses with a head kick.
Durand Jr throws a head kick but Vogels moves out of range.
Durand Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with an uppercut.
Vogels misses with a jab to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Vogels lands a jab.
Vogels walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Vogels misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Vogels avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Vogels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Durand Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogels throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Vogels loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
Durand Jr with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Durand Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr cracks Vogels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Vogels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogels manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Vogels scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Vogels takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Jacques Durand Jr was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Durand Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Vogels off the cage and back into range.
Durand Jr throws a low kick but Vogels moves out of range easily.
Durand Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vogels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vogels throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Vogels's ribs.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vogels's head backwards.
Durand Jr lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Durand Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Vogels's head back.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durand Jr thows a body kick. Vogels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vogels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vogels with a body shot.
Durand Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Vogels misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vogels counters with a body kick that stops Durand Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Durand Jr misses the body punch
and Vogels counters with a left to the body.
Durand Jr is breathing heavily.
Vogels throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Durand Jr throws a counter combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Vogels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vogels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
Vogels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand Jr blocks a body shot from Vogels.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the body.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Vogels dodges an elbow strike from Durand Jr.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Vogels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durand Jr up against the cage.
Durand Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vogels.
Vogels blocking some punches.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
Vogels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vogels blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durand Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vogels, pushing him back against the cage.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vogels scores with a shot to the side of Durand Jr's head.
Vogels lands a right hand.
Vogels misses with some punches.
Vogels avoids the elbow strike from Durand Jr, against the cage.
Vogels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand Jr is working Vogels over against the cage.
Vogels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Vogels blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vogels.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr is stalling here.
Vogels lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Durand Jr fails to land.
Durand Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the head but Durand Jr blocks with his arms.
Vogels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vogels landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vogels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vogels missing with knees to the body.
Vogels just leaning against Durand Jr, taking a breather.
Vogels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand Jr throws a looping overhand right but Vogels ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Vogels misses.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vogels's hands.
Vogels just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nero Vogels will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vogels throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Durand Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vogels throws the kick towards the body but Durand Jr avoids it.
Durand Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vogels counters with a nice body kick.
Vogels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels throws a lazy body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Vogels.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but Vogels is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vogels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vogels scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Durand Jr forces Vogels back against the cage and clinches.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Vogels won't want to take too many of those.
Vogels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vogels dodges an elbow strike from Durand Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogels misses with the head strike.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels working aggressively here.
A short left from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to throw a body punch but Vogels avoids it by throwing Durand Jr back against the cage.
Durand Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vogels is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Vogels looking to throw knees to the head but Durand Jr is blocking nicely.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vogels misses with a left hand
and Durand Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Durand Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durand Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up.
Vogels misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Vogels moves out of range of the body kick.
Vogels takes one to the chin there.
Durand Jr cracks Vogels with an open hand slap.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand Jr punishes Vogels's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand Jr slips under a jab.
Durand Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vogels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durand Jr throws a jab when Vogels was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a head kick. Vogels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vogels misses with the body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durand Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vogels takes a swing at Durand Jr's ribcage but misses.
Durand Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vogels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durand Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Durand Jr finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand Jr 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Vogels!
Nero Vogels is the new heavyweight champion!
Nero Vogels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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