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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 3037 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Bruce Chang (ranked 387 p4p, 247 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Chang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kung Fu Fighting ft. Fatboy Slim. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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 32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Chang!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a jab.
Elizondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Chang rushes Elizondo and presses him up against the ropes.
Chang lands a body punch.
Elizondo scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Chang.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Chang keeps control of Elizondo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chang misses with a punch on the inside.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Chang has him pinned against the ropes.
Chang keeps control of Elizondo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Elizondo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo misses with the head strike.
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Chang 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Elizondo
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang pushes Elizondo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elizondo as Chang tries to tie him up.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chang has him pressed against the ropes.
Chang misses with some punches.
Elizondo tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Elizondo back against the ropes.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Elizondo.
Chang throws out a counter right but Elizondo avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Elizondo misses
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Chang defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Chang closes the distance and pushes Elizondo back into the ropes.
Elizondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Chang won't allow it.
Chang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang effectively controlling the action here.
Elizondo is trying to break the clinch but Chang is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo is trying to push Chang away but Chang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Elizondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chang tries a body shot but Elizondo blocks it.
Chang works on Elizondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Elizondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Chang controls his hands.
Elizondo is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
Chang just leaning against Elizondo, taking a breather.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chang can't find room to land a body shot as Elizondo controls the action.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chang has him pressed against the ropes.
Chang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chang struggles to land a body shot inside as Elizondo controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elizondo blocks a body shot from Chang.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Elizondo.
Chang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elizondo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chang scores with a shoulder strike.
Chang prevents a body shot from Elizondo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Chang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chang has managed to clinch.
Elizondo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Chang can't find room to land a body shot as Elizondo controls the action.
Elizondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elizondo can't find room to land a body shot as Chang controls the action.
Bruce Chang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chang misses with a body punch.
Chang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Elizondo up against the ropes.
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chang.
Elizondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Chang won't allow it.
Elizondo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Chang misses with a punch to the body.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Elizondo is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Chang.
Elizondo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chang gets through Elizondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chang.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Chang has him pinned against the ropes.
Chang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Chang.
Chang tries to work over Elizondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elizondo working hard to break the clinch.
Chang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chang misses with the head strike.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
Elizondo takes a shot to the head.
Elizondo is rocked!
Chang lands with a right to the head.
Oh Elizondo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chang scores with a hook to the body.
Chang scores with a shot to the side of Elizondo's head.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang creates a bit of distance and cracks Elizondo with a big uppercut! Elizondo goes down! The referee pushes Chang away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Elizondo make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Chang takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruce Chang!
A victorious Bruce Chang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Gaizka Elizondo had this to say: 'gonna take some time off '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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