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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 23138 p4p, 5863 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 536 p4p, 511 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible
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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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik staying out of range there.
It seemed like Turnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Turnik moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Turnik.
Turnik blocks the body kick.
Thibodeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
Turnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turnik, as that shot connected.
Turnik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a push kick but Turnik slaps the foot to one side.
Turnik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thibodeaux is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thibodeaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Turnik blocks it.
Turnik moves out of range as Thibodeaux throws a body kick.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnik lands a head shot.
Turnik misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnik moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux.
Turnik slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turnik moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turnik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Turnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux throws a low kick, looking for Turnik's leg but Turnik calmly moves out of range.
Turnik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
Turnik avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
It seemed like Turnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Jab by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Turnik saw that one coming.
Thibodeaux throws a low kick but Turnik moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Turnik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turnik misses the jab.
Thibodeaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnik scores with the left hand. Thibodeaux knows he should have avoided that one.
Turnik misses with a two punch combination.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnik! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik tests Thibodeaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Turnik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnik scores with a jab.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thibodeaux scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Thibodeaux throws a counter high kick but Turnik was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Turnik.
Turnik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thibodeaux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnik throws out the jab.
Turnik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
Turnik lands a head shot.
Turnik throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turnik slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Turnik catches Thibodeaux right on the button with a cross.
Turnik looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Turnik misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
And Thibodeaux counters with a quick kick to the body but Turnik blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Turnik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thibodeaux scores with a head kick.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux walks into a stiff left hand from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Turnik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turnik defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux tries to score with a low kick but Turnik moves his leg out of the way.
Thibodeaux scores with a spinning back kick!
Turnik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Boban Turnik's cut even more.
Thibodeaux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Turnik.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Turnik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Turnik misses its intended target.
Turnik throws a hook but Thibodeaux avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnik.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnik manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Turnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnik.
Turnik misses with a double jab.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Turnik avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux there.
Thibodeaux connects with a high kick.
The cut above Boban Turnik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Turnik.
Turnik misses with a series of wild punches.
Turnik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Turnik slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thibodeaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turnik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibodeaux misses with the body kick
and Turnik counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Turnik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thibodeauxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turnik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Turnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnik slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
Turnik sizes up Thibodeaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Turnik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Turnik blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Imagine Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boban Turnik's cut.
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!
Thibodeaux throws a lazy body kick
and Turnik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Turnik misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux needs to keep his hands up - Turnik had a free shot at his head there.
Turnik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some bone on bone action there as Turnik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
A jab from Turnik finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux thumps Turnik with a low kick.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnik.
Turnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnik.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnik.
Turnik scores with a jab.
Turnik throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Turnik thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Turnik misses with an uppercut.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Turnik moves out of range.
Turnik clobbers Thibodeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
Turnik thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Turnik looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turnik in his tracks.
Turnik misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a thumping low kick.
Thibodeaux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turnik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Turnik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses
and Turnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick that bluckles Turnik and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thibodeaux no doubt looking to push for a finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boban Turnik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Imagine Thibodeaux!
Imagine Thibodeaux took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, © Trap House for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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