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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 3697 p4p, 23679 weight class) and Alexander Vij (ranked 368 p4p, 483 weight class). Durand Jr's entrance music is Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand Jr jabs at Vij's body.
Durand Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Durand Jr throws a right hand that Vij ducks under and follows up with a left that Vij also avoids with ease.
Durand Jr scores with a hook.
Vij looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand Jr is just out of range.
Vij misses with a right hand
and Durand Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand Jr lands with a cross.
Vij misses with a hook.
Vij pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Vij.
Vij cracks Durand Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vij gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr lands a front kick.
Vij slips under a jab.
Vij is looking to land body kicks.
Vij looks to throw a body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vij misses with an uppercut.
Vij looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand Jr is just out of range.
Vij avoids the head kick by Durand Jr.
Vij thinks about the counter body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand Jr.
Vij throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with a looping left.
Vij misses with a body kick.
Vij walks into a jab.
Durand Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Durand Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVij.
Vij tries to land a front kick but Durand Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vij avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
A little jabbing left from Vij on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vij takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Durand Jr with a hook.
Vij tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand Jr throws a front kick that sends Vij stumbling back into the cage.
Vij has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Durand Jr.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Vij.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durand Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durand Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vij scores with a nice head shot.
Durand Jr has Vij up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Vij.
Durand Jr misses with a body punch.
Durand Jr taking a breather.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
Durand Jr avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Vij blocks it.
Vij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Vij fails to land.
Durand Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand Jr working aggressively here.
Vij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vij tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Durand Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij avoids a wild elbow strike from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vij blocks an elbow strike.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Vij.
Vij tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durand Jr obliges.
Vij looks winded!
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vij prevents a body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Vij using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
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.
Vij needs to keep his hands up - Durand Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Durand Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vij throws an off balance right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vij's knee momentarily.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Vij.
Vij misses with a hook
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vij's sensitive parts.
Vij misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij looks to land a right hand but Durand Jr moved out of range.
Durand Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Vij gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vij throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Vij misses with a body shot.
Vij moves into range and connects with a jab.
Durand Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vij can do to turn this around?
Durand Jr rushes Vij and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand Jr avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Durand Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Durand Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vij misses with a body kick.
A jab from Vij misses.
Durand Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Vij misses.
Durand Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vij slips a straight right by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a push kick but Vij slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vij throws a chopping leg kick but Durand Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
Vij swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vij pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vij misses with a hook
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vij swings for the body but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Vij tries to move into range but Durand Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Durand Jr.
Vij misses with a head kick.
Durand Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durand Jr duly obliges.
Vij takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij looks to land a right hand but Durand Jr moved out of range.
Durand Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Vij breaks away and moves out of range.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Vij moves out of range easily.
Vij throws a head kick but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Durand Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vij has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand Jr.
Vij steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr wants to clinch.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Durand Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Durand Jr misses.
Vij throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vij scores with a hook to the body. Durand Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but Vij moves out of range.
Jacques Durand Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Vij bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durand Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vij moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vij swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr blocks a head kick by Vij.
Vij lands a nice looking body shot.
Vij has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Vij.
Vij staying out of range there.
A big right from Durand Jr misses.
A little jabbing left from Vij on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vij throws a lazy uppercut
and Vij takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vij lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vij tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vij.
Vij avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vij! But no joy.
Durand Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vij stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vij avoids the head kick by Durand Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr keeps Vij at a distance using the push kick.
Vij misses with an uppercut
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vij takes a swing at Durand Jr's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vij momentarily.
Vij on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durand Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Vij throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durand Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vij misses with a hook to the body
letting Durand Jr counter with a right hand.
Alexander Vij has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vij looks for the body kick but Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Durand Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Vij shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Durand Jr tries to clinch there but Vij circles away.
Vij misses with a jab to the body
and Vij takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durand Jr with a jab.
Vij has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durand Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Vij's head.
Durand Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vij misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Vij manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Vij should have avoided that one.
Durand Jr with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vij.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand Jr.
A solid body kick from Vij.
Durand Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vij throws a good cross that connects.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vij digs a good hook to Durand Jr's body.
Vij gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durand Jr tries to clinch there but Vij circles away.
Vij looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vij misses with the body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vij throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
A very excited looking Jacques Durand Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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