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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3669 p4p, 2492 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 446 p4p, 334 weight class). Yalixqua comes into the arena with Stop This Flame blaring out of the sound system. Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elizondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua cracks Elizondo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yalixqua throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Elizondo with the inside leg kick.
Elizondo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua jabs Elizondo right on the nose. Elizondo blinks but takes it well.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua cracks Elizondo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Elizondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yalixqua.
Good standup being displayed there by Elizondo as he connects with a hook.
Yalixqua moves forwards but Elizondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Elizondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a looping left.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yalixqua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yalixqua slips a jab from Elizondo.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Elizondo tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Elizondo does it's job there.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
Elizondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Elizondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yalixqua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Yalixqua misses with a looping left.
Elizondo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yalixqua.
Elizondo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yalixqua throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Elizondo lands a nice hook to Yalixqua's body. Yalixqua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elizondo.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yalixqua throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo throws a head kick that Yalixqua semi-blocks.
Elizondo blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Elizondo blocks the leg kick.
Yalixqua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elizondo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Yalixqua misses the target.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elizondo. That's going to slow Yalixqua down.
Elizondo motions for Yalixqua to come forward. Elizondo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Elizondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elizondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Yalixqua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Elizondo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo staying out of range there.
Yalixqua throws a jab when Elizondo was well out of range.
Yalixqua throws a poor cross that misses
and Elizondo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yalixqua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Elizondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Elizondo.
Elizondo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Elizondo to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo throws a right and a left that Yalixqua avoids nicely.
Yalixqua scores with a nice head shot.
Elizondo is rocked!
Elizondo blocks a low kick nicely.
Elizondo is still on wobbly legs! Can Yalixqua finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Yalixqua engages and cracks Elizondo with a massive lead left hook - Elizondo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Yalixqua is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Gaizka Elizondo stepped up to the mic, saying 'gonna take some time off '.
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