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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 253 p4p, 177 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 42 p4p, 32 weight class). Kardashian has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rob Kardashian enters the cage!
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188 cm 36 206 31 - 17 - 1 |
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179 cm 33 209 30 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kardashian misses the shot to the body. Van Buren lands a jab to the nose. Kardashian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Van Buren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kardashian swings for the body but Van Buren moves out of range.
Kardashian moves into range and connects with a jab. Rob Kardashian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Van Buren moves away from the strike by Kardashian. Van Buren throws a hook but Kardashian blocks it. Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Buren lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut. Van Buren throws an overhand right that lands on Kardashian's shoulder, as Kardashian tries to avoid the shot. A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren. Kardashian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Buren throws a hook but Kardashian blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Buren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Kardashian swings widly with a right hand
and Van Buren counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kardashian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kardashian misses with a left hand and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kardashian misses with a wild body shot. That kick from Van Buren tenderised Kardashian's leg. Kardashian is trying to keep his angry face on. Kardashian misses with a hook to the body
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Kardashian. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet. Kardashian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Buren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Van Buren throws an off balance right hand
and Kardashian counters with a stiff 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! Van Buren cracks Kardashian with a good jab. Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range. It looked like Van Buren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kardashian. Kardashian dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kardashian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
A little feinted left hand from Van Buren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kardashian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Buren rather than just go for the knockout. Kardashian throws a lazy uppercut
and Kardashian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kardashian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kardashian duly obliges. Kardashian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Van Buren takes a body punch but keeps moving. No joy there for Van Buren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kardashian just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Van Buren has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Van Buren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Kardashian throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Van Buren throws a body kick that misses and Kardashian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Van Buren. Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range. Van Buren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Kardashian just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Van Buren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Van Buren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kardashian was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Buren. Van Buren is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Kardashian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Buren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kardashian defending well as Van Buren loads up on a big left hand. Kardashian throws a leg kick and Van Buren counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Kardashian. Van Buren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Rob Kardashian's cut even more. Kardashian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kardashian throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Buren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kardashian really felt that one! Kardashian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Van Buren avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kardashian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kardashian ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren. Kardashian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Van Buren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kardashian. A slapping leg kick lands for Van Buren.
Van Buren scores with a hook. Kardashian throws a poor cross that misses
and Kardashian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Rob Kardashian's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick. As Kardashian backs away, Van Buren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kardashian swings for the body but Van Buren moves out of range.
Kardashian misses with a left hand letting Van Buren counter with a right hand. Van Buren lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Van Buren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kardashian can do to turn this around? Van Buren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Van Buren misses with a body kick. A nice leg kick from Kardashian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian. Van Buren misses with a left hand and Kardashian counters with a left and a right that stings Van Buren. Van Buren avoids the body shot from Kardashian.
Van Buren lands a jab to Kardashian's midsection. A slow jab from Van Buren misses its intended target. A countering left hand to the body from Kardashian misses. Van Buren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kardashian moves away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Van Buren slips a straight right by Kardashian.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kardashian throws a body kick that misses. It looked like Van Buren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren. Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Buren needs to keep his hands up - Kardashian had a free shot at his head there. A big left from Kardashian misses. Kardashian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kardashian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range. Van Buren was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Kardashian misses with a straight right. Kardashian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Van Buren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kardashian misses with a straight left. Kardashian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Buren throws a front kick that sends Kardashian stumbling back into the cage. Kardashian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kardashian just manages to avoid it. Van Buren misses the shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kardashian thows a leg kick but Van Buren checks it and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Van Buren lands a jab to the head.
Kardashian dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
Kardashian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Kardashian throws an overhand right that lands on Van Buren's shoulder, as Van Buren tries to avoid the shot. Van Buren lands a nice shot to the body.
Kardashian throws a leg kick that is checked and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Rob Kardashian's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kardashian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Buren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kardashian swings and misses with a shot to the body and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand! That kick from Van Buren tenderised Kardashian's leg. Kardashian is trying to keep his angry face on. Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian. Van Buren defending well as Kardashian loads up on a big left hand. Van Buren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kardashian motions for Van Buren to come forward. Kardashian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Van Buren avoids the body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian tries to bum rush Van Buren with a series of wild strikes but Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A head kick misses from Van Buren. Kardashian misses with a hook
and Van Buren counters with a thumping low kick. Van Buren moves into range and connects with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Kardashian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joost Van Buren! A very excited looking Joost Van Buren rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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