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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 2649 p4p, 6541 weight class) and En Route (ranked 265 p4p, 462 weight class). En Route has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bastien Giroud's chin.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Route.
Giroud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Route to score with a decent uppercut.
Giroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Route has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Route misses its intended target.
Route slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Route throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Route staying out of range there.
Giroud tries to clinch but Route is having none of it.
We've been told by Giroud's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Route scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giroud doesn't seem bothered though.
Giroud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Route's hands.
A big left from Route misses.
Route lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Route throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Route missing with a left hand there. Giroud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Route keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud connects with a nice looking jab.
Giroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Route cracks a nice hook into Giroud's ribs.
A jab from Giroud misses.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Route's shoulder, as Route tries to avoid the shot.
Route connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Route smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Route throws a leg kick
and Giroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giroud takes one on the button.
Route lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Giroud is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Route.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Route buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giroud tries to clinch up.
Route stuns Giroud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Giroud misses.
Route throws a hook to the side of Giroud's head but Giroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route throws a hook but Giroud avoids it easily.
Giroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Route misses with an uppercut. Giroud saw that one coming.
Route swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giroud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route scores with a body shot.
Giroud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Route misses the jab.
Route throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Giroud defending well as Route loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud moves out of range as Route strikes.
Giroud sizes up Route with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Route takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Giroud is looking to clinch but Route is avoiding it.
Giroud takes one to the side of the head.
Route lands an overhand right.
Giroud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Route connects with the punch.
Giroud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Route counters with a low kick, right behind Giroud 's knee.
Route misses with an uppercut. Giroud saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giroud under the eye.
Route fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giroud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Giroud connects with a looping right hand.
Route lands with a nice body kick.
Giroud connects with a body shot that sends Route's belly button to the back.
Route throws a leg kick but Giroud checks it.
Nice defenses there by Route.
Giroud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Route throws a looping overhand right but Giroud ducks down to avoid it.
Giroud cracks Route with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giroud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Route.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giroud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giroud moves out of range as Route strikes.
Route lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giroud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Route.
Giroud throwing a counter right hand but Route manages to avoid it.
Giroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Route.
Route throws a body punch but Giroud moves out of range.
Route connects with a body shot that sends Giroud's belly button to the back.
Giroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud throws a low kick but Route moves out of range easily.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud ducks right into an uppercut from Route.
Route slips a jab from Giroud.
Route avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud loads up on a big right hand but Route slips the punch.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Route is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giroud takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Giroud misses.
A good leg kick by Route.
Route ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giroud moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
En Route dominated that round.
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.
Giroud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud avoids a kick to the body.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giroud lands with a nice body punch.
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giroud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Route stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Giroud.
Route throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route misses with an uppercut.
Giroud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Route takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Route throws the left hand but Giroud avoids the punch easily.
Giroud moves away from the strike by Route.
A jab from Giroud finds it's way through Route's defenses.
Route swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giroud misses with a lunging right hand
and Route counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Route tenderised Giroud's leg. Giroud is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Route misses with a body shot
and Giroud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giroud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Giroud lands.
Giroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Giroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Route is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giroud with a body shot.
Route slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Route walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Route swinging wildly here.
Giroud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Route wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Route is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giroud prevents Route from breaking the clinch.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giroud blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Route lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Route has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Route's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Route manages to break the clinch.
Giroud scores with a nice head shot.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Giroud slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Route.
Giroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Route manages to avoid it.
Route moves away from the strike by Giroud.
Route feints and then cracks Giroud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giroud down.
Route uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Route dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Giroud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Route just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Route.
Giroud misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Giroud throws a right hand that misses
and Route counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giroud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Route circles away quickly and effectively.
Giroud lands an overhand right.
En Route seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giroud takes a swing at Route's ribcage but misses.
Route looks to throw the jab but Giroud is out of range.
Giroud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
Giroud has managed to clinch.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Route misses with a body punch.
Giroud looking to slow down the pace here.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Giroud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Route's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giroud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Giroud lands the left hand.
Route misses with a straight left.
Giroud clinches.
Route working hard to break the clinch.
Route blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Route misses with a punch on the inside.
Route misses with the head strike.
Giroud blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route misses with some punches.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route is trying to break free.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Giroud tries to clinch but Route is having none of it.
Route misses with a straight right.
Giroud misses with a straight right.
Route lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Route misses.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Giroud throws a big counter combination but Route scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Route. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Route throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Route tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Route.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Giroud slips the punch.
Giroud misses with a hook to the body
and Route makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Route throws a looping overhand right but Giroud ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Giroud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Route bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giroud's head backwards.
Route keeps Giroud at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Route.
Route connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giroud momentarily.
Giroud takes one to the side of the head.
Route looks to score with a jab to the body but Giroud is just out of range.
Route avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud misses with a wild body shot.
Giroud throws an off balance right hand
and Route counters with a slapping leg kick.
Giroud looks to clinch
and Route counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Route is out of range.
Giroud missing with a left hand there. Route was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Route misses with a straight left.
Giroud moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Donk. Route catches Giroud right on the button with a cross.
That's two 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!
A big left from Route misses.
Giroud misses with an uppercut.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route looks to land a left hand but Giroud moved out of range nicely.
Giroud scores with a jab.
Well,Giroud is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Route scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giroud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giroud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Route misses with a straight left.
Route takes a swing at Giroud's ribcage but misses.
Giroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Route.
Giroud cracks Route with an open hand slap.
Giroud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Route.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Route was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.
Route jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Route. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Route.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giroud throws a shot from downtown. Route moves away and avoids it.
Giroud tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Route manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route connects with a jab.
Route fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giroud manages to avoid it.
Giroud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Route can pounce on him.
Giroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Route doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giroud blocks a jab.
Giroud slips under a jab from Route.
Giroud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Route looks to land a right hand but Giroud moved out of range.
Giroud misses with a wild combination.
Giroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Route showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Route.
Route uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giroud.
Giroud misses with an uppercut. Route saw that one coming.
Route fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud throws a hook but Route blocks it.
Giroud throws a chopping leg kick but Route manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Route takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Route.
A big right from Route misses.
Giroud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Route counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giroud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Route.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giroud.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Route comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Route has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for En Route!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for En Route!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for En Route!
En Route wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, En Route thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.
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hype
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