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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tarvo Jaak (ranked 8301 p4p, 700 weight class) and Hamza Baddou (ranked 22510 p4p, 787 weight class). Jaak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Move Bitch. 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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamza Baddou!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak misses with a hook. Baddou ducked under it nicely.
Baddou swings for the body but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jaak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Baddou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Baddou has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jaak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baddou is out of range.
Jaak misses the jab.
Jaak avoids the body shot from Baddou.
Baddou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baddou lands with a good body shot.
Jaak throws the left hand but Baddou avoids the punch easily.
Baddou misses with a double jab
and Jaak counters with a two punch combo.
Jaak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baddou. Baddou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baddou checks a leg kick.
Baddou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Baddou misses
and Jaak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baddou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaak counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaak thumps Baddou with a low kick.
Baddou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaak can pounce on him.
Baddou defending well as Jaak loads up on a big left hand.
Baddou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaak counters with a two punch combo.
Baddou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baddou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jaak rather than just go for the knockout.
Jaak throws out a loose jab but Baddou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaak tries to land a front kick but Baddou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaak slips under a jab from Baddou.
Jaak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baddou misses with a body shot.
Jaak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Baddou.
Jaak moves in looking to clinch but Baddou pushes him off.
Jaak slips under a jab.
Jaak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baddou.
Jaak slips a straight right by Baddou.
Baddou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddou misses with a looping left.
Baddou throws a hook but Jaak blocks it.
Jaak lands with an overhand left.
Baddou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jaak misses with a low kick.
Baddou with a hook.
Jaak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baddou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamza Baddou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddou misses with a looping left.
Jaak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baddou's sensitive parts.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but Baddou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baddou takes a swing at Jaak's ribcage but misses.
Baddou thuds a left hand into Jaak's body.
Jaak misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baddou.
Baddou throws a nice looking combination but Jaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baddou just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaak ducks under a wild hook from Baddou.
Jaak throws a leg kick but Baddou moved away.
Baddou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baddou misses with a double jab
and Jaak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baddou scores with a jab to the body.
Baddou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaak at a distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jaak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jaak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddou throws out the jab.
Baddou digs a good hook to Jaak's body.
Baddou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baddou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaak at a distance.
Baddou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaak circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Jaak throws a low kick, looking for Baddou's leg but Baddou calmly moves out of range.
Jaak lands an overhand right.
Jaak is looking to clinch.
Baddou unleashes a big counter combination but Jaak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baddou is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baddou moves out of range of the body kick from Jaak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak blocks a jab.
Baddou digs a good hook to Jaak's body.
Jaak connects with a single shot there.
Jaak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaak gets a clinch.
Baddou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baddou has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
Baddou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaak is keeping busy.
Jaak is looking to control Baddou's arms but Baddou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaak has his back to the ropes.
Baddou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaak missing with knees to the body.
Jaak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaak looks to land a body kick but Baddou moved away.
Jaak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddou throws out the jab.
Jaak looks to land a combination but Baddou avoids it well.
Jaak misses with a leg kick.
Baddou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaak avoids the body shot from Baddou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baddou. Jaak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baddou manages to avoid it.
Jaak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baddou is out of range and Jaak settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaak misses with a leg kick
and Baddou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaak thinking.
Jaak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baddou.
Jaak half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jaak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baddou takes a swing at Jaak's ribcage but misses.
Baddou blocks a jab.
Jaak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baddou.
Baddou swings for the body but Jaak moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak missing with a left hand there. Baddou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baddou throws a nice looking combination but Jaak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baddou throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Baddou misses the target.
Jaak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tarvo Jaak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baddou misses with a wild body shot.
Hamza Baddou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarvo Jaak is winning the standup battle so far.
Baddou throws a looping overhand right but Jaak ducks down to avoid it.
Jaak avoids the body shot from Baddou.
Jaak throws a solid leg kick but Baddou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaak.
Jaak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baddou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaak.
Jaak walks into a jab.
Jaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaak rushes Baddou and presses him up against the ropes.
Baddou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baddou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaak misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Baddou.
Baddou blocking some punches.
Baddou looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baddou prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddou tries to work over Jaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaak lands an uppercut.
Baddou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baddou.
Baddou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baddou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaak.
Baddou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baddou tries to work over Jaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddou.
Baddou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baddou tries to circle away but Jaak has him pinned against the ropes.
Jaak crunches a lovely knee into Baddou's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Jaak.
It looks like Hamza Baddou has been cut.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Baddou.
A head punch on the inside from Baddou fails to land.
Jaak pushes off an throws an elbow but Baddou leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baddou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaak's elbow.
Baddou lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak blocks an uppercut.
Baddou lands a body shot.
Baddou looking to stall.
Jaak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tarvo Jaak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baddou avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baddou.
Baddou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaak.
Baddou can't find room to land a body shot as Jaak controls the action.
Jaak tries to land knees in the clinch but Baddou avoids the damage to the body.
Baddou misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddou.
Jaak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarvo Jaak.
Well Jaak 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Tarvo Jaak!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Tarvo Jaak!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Tarvo Jaak!
Tarvo Jaak wins by unanimous decision!
Tarvo Jaak tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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