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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 22568 p4p, 22215 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 715 p4p, 764 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Juhjartus Khairannus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gaizka Elizondo's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elizondo misses with a straight left.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Khairannus 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.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Khairannus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elizondo misses with a few strikes there.
Elizondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut. Elizondo saw that one coming.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khairannus's head backwards.
Khairannus takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elizondo moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Khairannus circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khairannus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Khairannus moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khairannus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khairannus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khairannus connects with a looping right hand.
Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Khairannus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elizondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khairannus.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Elizondo moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Khairannus moves away and avoids it.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Elizondo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khairannus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elizondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Elizondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Khairannus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elizondo with a body shot.
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Elizondo lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khairannus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khairannus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khairannus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo misses with a shot to the body
and Khairannus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Khairannus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khairannus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khairannus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Elizondo swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus cracks Elizondo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the body.
Khairannus slips under a jab.
A jab from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Elizondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Elizondo's shoulder, as Elizondo tries to avoid the shot.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Khairannus counters with a straight right hand.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elizondo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Khairannus is just out of range.
Elizondo connects with a right hand. Khairannus shakes it off.
Khairannus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Elizondo.
A punch combination from Elizondo misses.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elizondo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khairannus will feel that in the morning.
Khairannus swings for the body but Elizondo moves out of range.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo is looking to clinch but Khairannus is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Khairannus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khairannus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elizondo to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elizondo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
As Elizondo backs off Khairannus throws a huge counter combo but Elizondo manages to avoid it all.
Elizondo gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elizondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khairannus.
Elizondo has a couple of punches blocked by Khairannus.
Khairannus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elizondo throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
Elizondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khairannus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Khairannus counters with a right hand to the body.
Khairannus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Khairannus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khairannus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elizondo finds it's way round the side to connect with Khairannus's head.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Elizondo tries to clinch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khairannus misses with a wild combination.
Khairannus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Elizondo lands the left hand.
Elizondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo connects with a nice looking jab.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Elizondo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Khairannus finds it's target.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Elizondo is looking for a counter combo.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elizondo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus slips a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Khairannus ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Khairannus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khairannus throws a hook but Elizondo blocks it.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elizondo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus slips under a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a jab.
Khairannus moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Khairannus misses with a body shot.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khairannus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khairannus's head backwards.
Elizondo tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Elizondo scores with a one two! Khairannus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elizondo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elizondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elizondo scores with a decent looking hook.
Elizondo jabs Khairannus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khairannus misses with a wild body shot.
Khairannus lands a nice looking body shot.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Khairannus ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elizondo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elizondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elizondo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khairannus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elizondo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khairannus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elizondo lands a hook that snaps the head of Khairannus backwards.
Elizondo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus pushes Elizondo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with the head strike.
Khairannus has a couple of punches blocked by Elizondo.
Khairannus lands with a light punch inside.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khairannus swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Khairannus fails to land.
Khairannus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elizondos head.
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Khairannus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khairannus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khairannus at a distance.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elizondo 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo wins by majority decision!
Post fight, Gaizka Elizondo stared into the camera and said 'Krit is dangerous when your chin is bad as mine thank god i didnt get koed'.
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