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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tshering Wangchuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangchuck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rapa - Rang Sem Kar Ga Mikar. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tshering Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven blocks a low kick nicely.
Wangchuck scores with a head kick.
Verhoeven throws a body shot but no joy.
Wangchuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rico Verhoeven has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Wangchuck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoeven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wangchuck crunches a lovely knee into Verhoeven's ribcage.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wangchuck misses with a knee strike.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verhoeven avoiding damage as Wangchuck throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
A short left from Verhoeven.
Wangchuck misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven tries a body shot but Wangchuck blocks it.
Wangchuck blocking some punches.
Verhoeven lands an uppercut.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.
Verhoeven can't find room to land a body shot as Wangchuck controls the action.
Verhoeven cracks Wangchuck with a nice body shot.
Verhoeven misses with a body punch.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Wangchuck's head.
Wangchuck lands an elbow inside.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wangchuck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven takes an elbow to the temple.
Verhoeven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Verhoeven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wangchuck is trying to stall.
Wangchuck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Verhoeven.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow over the top.
Verhoeven takes an elbow to the temple.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wangchuck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verhoeven scores with a shot to the side of Wangchuck's head.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
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 Tshering Wangchuck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Verhoeven's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verhoeven moves into the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Wangchuck taking a breather.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Verhoeven 's eye.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven blocks the elbow strike.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verhoeven digs a right hand underneath Wangchuck's ribcage. Wangchuck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wangchuck lands an elbow that stopped Verhoeven in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven blocks an elbow strike.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Verhoeven blocks with his arms.
Verhoeven takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but Verhoeven blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck blocks a body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven is leaning against Wangchuck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wangchuck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verhoeven's brow.
Wangchuck lands a good knee to the midsection. Verhoeven won't want to take too many of those.
Wangchuck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Verhoeven's defenses.
Verhoeven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verhoeven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wangchuck looking to stall.
Verhoeven lands a right hand.
Verhoeven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wangchuck's elbow.
Verhoeven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangchuck backwards.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangchuck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Verhoeven is keeping busy.
Wangchuck wants to stall.
Wangchuck seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Verhoeven is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wangchuck or not.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven tries a body shot but Wangchuck blocks it.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven swings wildly with an uppercut but Wangchuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Verhoeven.
A short right from Verhoeven on the inside.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Wangchuck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Wangchuck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoeven scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rico Verhoeven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rico Verhoeven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verhoeven has Wangchuck up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wangchuck blocks a body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven dodges an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Verhoeven 's eye.
Verhoeven lands with a short shot to the head.
Wangchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rico Verhoeven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangchuck obliges.
Wangchuck trying to land knees to the body.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Verhoeven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Verhoeven can't find room to land a body shot as Wangchuck controls the action.
Wangchuck throws an elbow but it misses.
Wangchuck looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verhoeven.
Wangchuck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Verhoeven lands with a left to the head.
Verhoeven lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven struggles to land a body shot inside as Wangchuck controls his hands.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verhoeven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoeven lands a body punch.
Wangchuck lands an elbow just above Verhoeven 's eye.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wangchuck lands a nice elbow.
Verhoeven misses with a punch to the body.
Wangchuck blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wangchuck prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
Wangchuck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Wangchuck connects with a knee to the head.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Verhoeven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verhoeven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.
Wangchuck lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Rico Verhoeven's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
Verhoeven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verhoeven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Verhoeven is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven can't find room to land a body shot as Wangchuck controls the action.
Verhoeven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven is still on wobbly legs! Can Wangchuck finish him?
A short left from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven lands a body punch.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven seems to have recovered his senses.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
Verhoeven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verhoeven.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verhoeven.
Wangchuck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rico Verhoeven just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Rico Verhoeven's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verhoeven scores with a one two! Wangchuck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Tshering Wangchuck has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wangchuck takes the fight into the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Wangchuck prevents a body shot from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Verhoeven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verhoeven misses with a body punch.
Wangchuck missing with knees to the body.
Wangchuck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck pushes off an throws an elbow but Verhoeven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wangchuck.
Verhoeven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wangchuck throws an elbow that misses.
Wangchuck misses with an elbow strike.
Wangchuck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Verhoeven avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Wangchuck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Verhoeven.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Verhoeven blocks an elbow strike from Wangchuck.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verhoeven.
Good body shot from Verhoeven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven gets through Wangchuck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wangchuck blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verhoeven is leaning against Wangchuck and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Verhoeven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Verhoeven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Verhoeven presses Wangchuck against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Verhoeven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Verhoeven presses Wangchuck against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
A short right from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven lands with a short shot to the head.
Verhoeven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wangchuck looking to slow down the pace here.
Wangchuck looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoeven is blocking nicely.
Wangchuck landing knees to the head.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangchucks head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Verhoeven dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Verhoeven catches Wangchuck napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Wangchuck crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Verhoeven raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rico Verhoeven!
Rico Verhoeven made sure to mention his sponsor, Venom Combat Sports in his post fight interview.
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