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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Rothschild (ranked 5284 p4p, 3001 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 564 p4p, 395 weight class). Durand Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Rothschild coming out on top.
Durand Jr motions for Rothschild to come forward. Durand Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild jabs Durand Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durand Jr takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Durand Jr moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Durand Jr ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Durand Jr is out of range.
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Durand Jr's shoulder, as Durand Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rothschild swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Durand Jr moved out of range nicely.
Durand Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Jab from Durand Jr.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Durand Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothschild.
A jab from Durand Jr does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothschild doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Durand Jr counters with a body kick.
Durand Jr rushes Rothschild and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Durand Jr lands a right hand.
Rothschild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Durand Jr avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Durand Jr throws out a counter right but Rothschild avoids it with no problem.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Rothschild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Durand Jr moved out of range.
Durand Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild throws a right hand that misses
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durand Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Durand Jr ducked under it nicely.
Durand Jr slips a jab from Rothschild.
A little jabbing left from Durand Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durand Jr cracks Rothschild with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Theodore Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand Jr moves away.
Durand Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Durand Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr lands a jab to Rothschild's midsection.
Rothschild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Durand Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Theodore Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand Jr tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild throws a hook but Durand Jr avoids it easily.
Durand Jr staying out of range there.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durand Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durand Jr scores with a body shot.
Rothschild takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durand Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rothschild is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durand Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr misses with a double jab.
Rothschild keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a head kick. Rothschild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Theodore Rothschild has been cut.
Durand Jr slips under a jab.
Durand Jr misses with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durand Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Durand Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand Jr moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Durand Jr lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Durand Jr misses its intended target.
Durand Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothschild throws a sloppy body shot
and Durand Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
Durand Jr cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Rothschild jabs at Durand Jr's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand Jr.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durand Jr.
Durand Jr avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Durand Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durand Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Durand Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rothschild will feel that in the morning.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rothschild's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Theodore Rothschild's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Durand Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Durand Jr misses the target.
It looked like Rothschild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild misses with a body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Durand Jr.
Rothschild will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
The fighters circling - Durand Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
A jab from Durand Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Durand Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Durand Jr throws a nice head kick!
Durand Jr slips under a jab.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Durand Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rothschild throws an off balance right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Durand Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand Jr slips under a jab.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Donk. Durand Jr catches Rothschild right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild misses the body punch
and Durand Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durand Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Durand Jr's body.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Durand Jr avoids the punch easily.
Durand Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Durand Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
A nice leg kick from Durand Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr connects with a leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a body kick that stops Rothschild in his tracks momentarily.
Durand Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Durand Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Durand Jr scores with a leg kick.
Durand Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild.
Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rothschild throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durand Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durand Jr walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Durand Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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