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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasiliy Khrapov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marc Mormeck Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrapov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky road to Dublin (RUS). Jean Marc Mormeck Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Khrapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Marc Mormeck Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Khrapov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch there but Khrapov circles away.
Khrapov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mormeck Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khrapov is looking to counter punch.
Jean Marc Mormeck Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov keeps the fight on the outside.
Khrapov throwing a counter right hand but Mormeck Jr manages to avoid it.
Mormeck Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov.
Mormeck Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khrapov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khrapov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khrapov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormeck Jr moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Khrapov.
Mormeck Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Mormeck Jr blocking some punches.
Khrapov slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov cracks Mormeck Jr with a nice body shot.
Mormeck Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khrapov lands with a right to the head.
Mormeck Jr lands an uppercut.
Khrapov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khrapov looking to slow down the pace here.
Khrapov pushes Mormeck Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov just leaning against Mormeck Jr, taking a breather.
Khrapov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khrapov tries to work over Mormeck Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mormeck Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrapov breaks from the clinch.
Mormeck Jr closes the distance but Khrapov moves to the side
and Khrapov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mormeck Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Khrapov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khrapov misses with a hook.
Khrapov lands with an overhand left.
Khrapov digs a good body shot into Mormeck Jr's ribs.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch up but Khrapov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khrapov throwing a counter right hand but Mormeck Jr manages to avoid it.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch up but Khrapov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mormeck Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Khrapov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mormeck Jr working aggressively here.
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
Mormeck Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrapov.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Khrapov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mormeck Jr.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mormeck Jr as Khrapov tries to tie him up.
Mormeck Jr working aggressively here.
Khrapov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormeck Jr misses with some punches.
Khrapov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mormeck Jr or not.
Khrapov lands with a short shot to the head.
Khrapov pushes Mormeck Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mormeck Jr working aggressively here.
Khrapov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrapov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khrapov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khrapov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khrapov 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.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch up
and Mormeck Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Khrapov 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.
Khrapov works the jab nicely.
Mormeck Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Khrapov circles away.
Khrapov is looking to counter the offense by Mormeck Jr and move into the clinch.
Mormeck Jr clinches with his opponent.
Mormeck Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mormeck Jr.
Khrapov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khrapov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mormeck Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Khrapov.
Khrapov blocking some punches.
Khrapov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khrapov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mormeck Jr gets through Khrapov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khrapov.
Mormeck Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Khrapov as the two fighters clinch.
Mormeck Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khrapov lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrapov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khrapov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mormeck Jr is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khrapov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khrapov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khrapov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mormeck Jr moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
Khrapov connects with a solid leg kick.
Mormeck Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Khrapov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mormeck Jr instigates a clinch.
Khrapov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mormeck Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Khrapov misses with some punches.
Khrapov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mormeck Jr.
A short right from Khrapov.
Khrapov lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khrapov blocking some punches.
Mormeck Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khrapov looking to slow down the pace here.
Khrapov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mormeck Jr moves to clinch but Khrapov breaks away
and Mormeck Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mormeck Jr moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
Khrapov scores with a hook to the body. Mormeck Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasiliy Khrapov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch up but Khrapov circles away and keeps his distance.
Khrapov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mormeck Jr avoids it.
Khrapov lands with an uppercut that bounces Mormeck Jr off the ropes and back into range.
Mormeck Jr wants to clinch.
Mormeck Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khrapov counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Khrapov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mormeck Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jean Marc Mormeck Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mormeck Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khrapov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khrapov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mormeck Jr avoids it.
Mormeck Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mormeck Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khrapov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch up but Khrapov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mormeck Jr rushes Khrapov and presses him up against the ropes.
Mormeck Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mormeck Jr scores with a shot to the side of Khrapov's head.
Khrapov lands a right hand.
Jean Marc Mormeck Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mormeck Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khrapov manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mormeck Jr moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
Mormeck Jr tries to clinch but Khrapov is having none of it.
Mormeck Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mormeck Jr moves in looking to clinch but Khrapov pushes him off.
Mormeck Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khrapov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khrapov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mormeck Jr backwards.
Khrapov misses with a body punch.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mormeck Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Khrapov.
Mormeck Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khrapov lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Khrapov as the two fighters clinch.
Mormeck Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Khrapov.
A right hook to the body lands for Khrapov.
Mormeck Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khrapov.
Khrapov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mormeck Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khrapov blocks an uppercut.
Khrapov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck Jr closes the distance but Khrapov moves to the side
and Khrapov counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Nice jab there from Mormeck Jr.
Khrapov misses with a straight left.
Khrapov lands with a cross.
Khrapov with a jab.
Khrapov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mormeck Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khrapov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khrapov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mormeck Jr can do to turn this around?
Mormeck Jr misses with a right hand
and Khrapov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mormeck Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Khrapov throws a low kick but Mormeck Jr moves out of range easily.
Mormeck Jr misses with an uppercut.
Khrapov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khrapov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Mormeck Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mormeck Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mormeck Jr misses with a right hand
and Khrapov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jean Marc Mormeck Jr has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrapov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasiliy Khrapov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khrapov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasiliy Khrapov!
An out of breath Vasiliy Khrapov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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