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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 4080 p4p, 4432 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 419 p4p, 435 weight class). Durand Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. Yuldashev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Heart Is Cold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuldashev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Durand Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yuldashev misses with a wild body shot.
Yuldashev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up but Yuldashev circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuldashev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuldashev looks for the body kick but Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durand Jr throws a wild body kick that Yuldashev sees coming a mile off.
Durand Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuldashev can pounce on him.
Durand Jr misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuldashev is just out of range.
Durand Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuldashev.
Durand Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuldashev cracks Durand Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
Yuldashev stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
Durand Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuldashev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durand Jr.
Yuldashev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durand Jrs head.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuldashev throws an overhand right that lands on Durand Jr's shoulder, as Durand Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Durand Jr cracks Yuldashev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yuldashev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuldashev blocks a jab.
Yuldashev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuldashev misses with a body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuldashev misses the target.
Yuldashev throws a leg kick but Durand Jr checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuldashev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Yuldashev's ribs.
Yuldashev scores with a nice strike.
Yuldashev moves into the clinch.
Yuldashev lands a nice knee to the body.
Yuldashev has a couple of punches blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuldashev lands a right hand.
Durand Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durand Jr blocking some punches.
Yuldashev swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuldashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand Jr's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuldashev avoiding damage as Durand Jr throws knees to the body.
Durand Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuldashev or not.
Durand Jr blocks a body shot from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durand Jrs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuldashev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Temirbek Yuldashev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yuldashev is looking to land body kicks.
Yuldashev misses with a hook. Durand Jr ducked under it nicely.
Yuldashev slips a straight right by Durand Jr.
Yuldashev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuldashev misses the shot to the body.
Durand Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuldashev manages to circle out of the way.
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durand Jr thows a body kick. Yuldashev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Yuldashev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yuldashev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Yuldashev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuldashev looks to throw a body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Durand Jr throws a low kick, looking for Yuldashev's leg but Yuldashev calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durand Jr. That's going to slow Yuldashev down.
Durand Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jacques Durand Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuldashev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Durand Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yuldashev.
Durand Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuldashev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yuldashev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durand Jr is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Durand Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuldashev.
Durand Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuldashev throws an overhand right that lands on Durand Jr's shoulder, as Durand Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yuldashev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durand Jr lands the left hand.
Yuldashev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yuldashev tries to clinch but Durand Jr is having none of it.
Durand Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durand Jr blocks a jab.
Yuldashev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuldashev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yuldashev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuldashev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durand Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up.
Yuldashev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Yuldashev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand Jr moves away.
Durand Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuldashev moves away.
A low kick from Yuldashev misses
and Durand Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Yuldashev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yuldashev tries to clinch but Durand Jr is having none of it.
Durand Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand Jr misses with a hook.
Durand Jr scores with a jab. Yuldashev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durand Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Jacques Durand Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yuldashev is looking to slow Durand Jr down with leg kicks.
Yuldashev throws a low kick, looking for Durand Jr's leg but Durand Jr calmly moves out of range.
Yuldashev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yuldashev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuldashev throws the left hand but Durand Jr avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Durand Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Yuldashev
and Durand Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuldashev.
Durand Jr wants to clinch but Yuldashev slips to the side
and Yuldashev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yuldashev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yuldashev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yuldashev to score with a decent uppercut.
Yuldashev swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Yuldashev closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand Jr wants to break free but Yuldashev has control.
Durand Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuldashev.
Durand Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yuldashev's efforts to push away.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuldashev avoids it.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow.
Yuldashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yuldashev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuldashev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durand Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yuldashev counters with a good, hard body kick but Durand Jr shrugs it off.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yuldashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Durand Jr blocks the leg kick.
Yuldashev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Durand Jr misses its target.
Yuldashev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Yuldashev.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durand Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuldashev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch
and Durand Jr counters with a series of strikes. Yuldashev will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Durand Jr tries to work over Yuldashev's front leg with a kick but Yuldashev checks it.
Durand Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durand Jr digs a good hook to Yuldashev's body.
Yuldashev loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
Yuldashev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durand Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuldashev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durand Jr thuds his right hand into Yuldashev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yuldashev moves out of range as Durand Jr throws a body kick.
Yuldashev misses the shot to the body.
Yuldashev throws a wild body kick that Durand Jr sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Durand Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuldashev.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Durand Jr.
I think Durand Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Durand Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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