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Event:
The Island Season 7, 265 lbs, Round 1
Date: Dec 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Lampanga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giroux circles away quickly and effectively.
Giroux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giroux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lampanga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lampanga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Giroux tries to clinch up
and Lampanga counters with a series of strikes. Giroux will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lampanga jabs at Giroux's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lampanga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
It looks like Claude Giroux has been cut.
Lampanga swats away the attempt to clinch by Giroux.
Lampanga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giroux moves to clinch but Lampanga breaks away #KD#
and Lampanga counters with a nice right hand that sends Giroux toppling to the canvas! Giroux scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lampanga finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroux looks to clinch
and Lampanga counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Giroux has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Olongo Lampanga!
Olongo Lampanga decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
IFC 11: Bloodsport
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Weight instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Giroux.
Giroux struggles to land a body shot inside as Weight controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Weight works on Giroux's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Weight.
Weight tries to work over Giroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroux blocking some punches.
Weight lands a body shot.
Giroux misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Weight. #CUT#
It looks like Claude Giroux has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Weight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weight tries a body shot but Giroux blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight lands a nice uppercut.
Weight scores with a hook to the body.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Giroux controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Weight.
Giroux looks winded!
Weight lands a nice uppercut.
Giroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Weight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giroux throws a head punch that misses.
Weight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giroux is trying to break the clinch but Weight is controlling him.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Weight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroux tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Weight scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroux working aggressively here.
Weight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroux takes a shot to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Claude Giroux's cut even more.
Weight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Weight - that landed with a thud.
Weight tries to work over Giroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight pushes Giroux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroux backwards. #CUT#
The cut above Claude Giroux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Weight drops Giroux onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Giroux is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Giroux is rocked!#T2#
Weight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroux is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight drops Giroux with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Giroux is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy Weight!
Heavy Weight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Mon Night Fights#2-Wicked City
Date: Jul 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Giroux. Those never looked like landing.
Giroux lands the left hand.
Giroux just misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux swings for the body but Kogir moves out of range.
Giroux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kogir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Giroux misses its intended target.
Kogir wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Giroux misses with an uppercut.
Giroux misses with a wild body shot.
Giroux has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogir slips a jab from Giroux.
Giroux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kogirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kogir misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giroux! But no joy.
Giroux throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Kogir counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Giroux pushes Kogir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch but Kogir keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Kogir scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Claude Giroux has been cut.
Giroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Kogir blocking some punches.
Kogir misses with some punches.
Kogir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kogir prevents a body shot from Giroux.
Kogir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux misses with a body punch.
Giroux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kogir's elbow.
Kogir lands a right hand.
Giroux misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Giroux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kogir ducks under a wild hook from Giroux.
Kogir moves away from the strike by Giroux.
A left and a right from Giroux both land. Nice combination. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giroux pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Kogir gets a clinch.
Giroux working aggressively here.
Giroux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux letting Kogir take a breather here.
Giroux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kogir fails to land.
Kogir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroux throws a head punch that misses.
Giroux tries a body shot but Kogir blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giroux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Ganny Kogir has been cut.
Kogir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kogir blocks a body shot from Giroux.
Kogir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroux's elbow.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroux.
Kogir blocks an uppercut.
Giroux lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3#
Giroux letting Kogir take a breather here.
Giroux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kogir's elbow.
Kogir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kogir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kogir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroux's elbow.
Giroux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kogir backwards.
Giroux is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kogir tries to throw a body punch but Giroux avoids it by throwing Kogir back against the cage.
Kogir tries to work over Giroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroux can't find room to land a body shot as Kogir controls the action.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kogir.
Giroux digs a right hand underneath Kogir's ribcage. Kogir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giroux lands with a light punch inside.
Giroux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Giroux. #T4#
Kogir blocks a body shot from Giroux.
Giroux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroux has a couple of punches blocked by Kogir.
Giroux works on Kogir's body with a couple of short punches.
Kogir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giroux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kogir backwards.
Kogir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giroux is keeping busy.
Kogir taking a breather.
Giroux is working Kogir over against the cage.#BC2#
Giroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kogir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giroux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kogir tries to clinch up but Giroux circles away and keeps his distance.
Giroux scores with a nice head shot.
Giroux lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Giroux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2#
Kogir slips under a jab from Giroux.
As Giroux tries to get set, Kogir tries to push him back and clinch up but Giroux manages to avoid the attempt.
Kogir moves out of range as Giroux strikes.
Kogir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kogir throws out a loose jab but Giroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claude Giroux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kogir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kogir is looking to counter the offense by Giroux and move into the clinch.
Kogir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giroux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giroux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giroux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Kogir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giroux throws out the jab.
Kogir ducks under a wild hook from Giroux.
Kogir misses with a straight left.
Jab from Giroux.
Kogir tries to close the distance and clinch but Giroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kogir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Giroux.
Giroux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kogir throws a jab when Giroux was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giroux! But no joy.#T2#
Giroux scores with a body shot.
Giroux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kogir moves away.
Giroux misses the shot to the body.
As Giroux tries to get set, Kogir tries to push him back and clinch up but Giroux manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Giroux has closed the distance and engaged Kogir in a clinch.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kogir is pushing Giroux up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giroux throws a head punch that misses.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giroux pushes Kogir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Claude Giroux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Giroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroux prevents a body shot from Kogir.
Good body shot from Giroux.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Giroux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3##CL2#
Kogir tries to keep at a distance but Giroux has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Giroux breaks the clinch.
Giroux scores with a nice strike.
Giroux misses with a looping left.
Kogir sizes up Giroux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giroux slips a jab from Kogir.
Giroux lands a nice hook to Kogir's body. Kogir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kogir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kogir.
Kogir throws a jab but it's blocked by Giroux. #T4##KD2#
Giroux lands a left and a right that send Kogir crashing to the mat, dazed. Giroux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Kogir is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kogir gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Giroux points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Kogir wakes up just in time to hear Giroux thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claude Giroux!
A victorious Claude Giroux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Mancia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giroux swivels and escapes.
Giroux throws a hook but Mancia avoids it easily.
Mancia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mancia moves in looking to clinch but Giroux pushes him off.
Mancia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giroux manages to avoid it.
Giroux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giroux misses with an uppercut. Mancia saw that one coming.
Mancia has his takedown stuffed
and Giroux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mancia takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Giroux clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mancia backwards.
Giroux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mancia.
Claude Giroux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Avery Mancia.
Mancia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giroux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giroux scores with a shot to the side of Mancia's head. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroux.
Giroux lands with a right to the head.
Giroux lands a left hand.
#BC#
Giroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giroux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mancia looks winded!
Giroux cracks Mancia with a hook to the temple - Mancia is on wobbly legs here! Giroux swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mancia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Giroux wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Claude Giroux!
A relieved looking Claude Giroux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Nemitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giroux is fending him off so far but Nemitz persists. Nope, Giroux circles away and we're back to standing.
Nemitz throws a head kick that misses
and Nemitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giroux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giroux connects with a body shot.
Giroux throws out a powerful jab.
Giroux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giroux motions for Nemitz to come forward. Giroux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Giroux backs off Nemitz throws a huge counter combo but Giroux manages to avoid it all.
Giroux connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nemitz out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claude Giroux!
Claude Giroux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2017 |
#R1##KD#
Giroux drops Hulk with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hulk looks back up at him and smiles so Giroux waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT#
It looks like Ewens Hulk has been cut.
Hulk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Giroux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giroux connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hulk out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claude Giroux!
Claude Giroux 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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