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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 1622 p4p, 21505 weight class) and Henri De Lagardere (ranked 49 p4p, 150 weight class). Henri De Lagardere will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 cm 34 260 23 - 20 - 1 |
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194 cm 37 263 13 - 18 - 0 |
Great elbows Very quick
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World class MT Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luu slips a straight right by De Lagardere. Luu thinks about countering with a head kick. De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Luu moved out of range nicely. Luu misses with a hook. De Lagardere ducked under it nicely. De Lagardere lands a glancing blow to the side of Luu's head. De Lagardere throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Lagardere misses with a lunging right hand
and Luu counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Our sources have told us that Luu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. De Lagardere is trying to push Luu away but Luu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. De Lagardere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu working De Lagardere over with knees to the body. Nice elbow from Luu. Luu missing with knees to the body.
De Lagardere tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Lagardere tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Luu managing to block the knees to the body from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut. De Lagardere trying to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luu avoids it. Luu tries to land knees in the clinch but De Lagardere avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nice elbow from Luu. De Lagardere misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lagardere using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Knees in the clinch landing for Luu.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from De Lagardere.
Luu tries a knee to the head but De Lagardere blocks it.
Luu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Henri De Lagardere's cut even more. De Lagardere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Luu lands an elbow inside. Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Lagardere blocks it with crossed arms. A left hand lands to the body for Luu.
De Lagardere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Lagardere is defending well for now. De Lagardere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Luu lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Lagardere backwards. Luu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Lagardere's defenses.
The cut above Henri De Lagardere's eye is starting to cause him problems now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Luu works on De Lagardere's body with a couple of short punches. De Lagardere managing to block the knees to the body from Luu.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Lagardere creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. De Lagardere managing to block the knees to the body from Luu.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Lagardere throws an elbow but misses. De Lagardere lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Lagardere misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere can't break the clinch.
De Lagardere is trying to break the clinch but Luu has him pressed against the cage. De Lagardere has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Luu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Luu lands an elbow inside that De Lagardere shrugs off. De Lagardere has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Luu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Lagardere can turn it around. Luu keeps control of De Lagardere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. De Lagardere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lagardere tries to break the clinch but Luu is controlling the position. De Lagardere misses with an elbow strike.
Luu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Lagardere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A left hand lands to the body for De Lagardere.
De Lagardere tries to work over Luu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Luu looks to throw an elbow but misses. Luu scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Lagardere tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu dominated that round. The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Luu throws a lazy head kick and De Lagardere counters with a stiff right hand. A low kick from Luu misses and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Lagardere lands with a nice body punch. De Lagardere scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. De Lagardere takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Lagardere cracks Luu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Luu connects with an inside leg kick. Luu just misses with a punch to the body.
Luu wants to slow De Lagardere down by chopping away at his legs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice defenses there by Luu. Luu misses with a kick to the body and De Lagardere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Luu looks low and kicks high, catching De Lagardere right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it! Henri De Lagardere seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Luu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Luu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Lagardere. Kova Luu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luu throws a head kick but De Lagardere moves out of range.
A low kick from Luu is predictable there and Luu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Luu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. De Lagardere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luu. And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Lagardere! But no joy. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Lagardere. Luu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Lagardere looks to land a combination but Luu avoids it well. Luu has De Lagardere up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lagardere missing with knees to the body.
De Lagardere trying to land knees to the body.
De Lagardere missing with knees to the body.
Luu lands an elbow that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks for a moment. De Lagardere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Lagardere wants to break free but Luu has control.
De Lagardere throws a head punch that misses. De Lagardere misses with an elbow strike.
Luu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henri De Lagardere's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A knee to the head by Luu.
Knees to the body from De Lagardere.
Luu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. De Lagardere takes a knee to the side of the body. A short left from Luu. De Lagardere throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Lagardere trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Lagardere missing with knees to the body.
Luu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. De Lagardere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Luu will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round. The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Luu throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand! Luu throws a nice inside leg kick. De Lagardere blocks a head kick by Luu.
De Lagardere moves out of range of the strikes. Nice defenses there by Luu. It looked like Luu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Lagardere. De Lagardere 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. Luu tries to close the distance and clinch but De Lagardere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. De Lagardere gets tackled into the cage by Luu. Luu maintains the clinch. Henri De Lagardere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body. Luu lands an elbow inside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Luu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luu scores a nice knee to the body.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from De Lagardere.
Luu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Lagardere trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luu missing with knees to the body.
De Lagardere pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. De Lagardere tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body. Luu scores with a knee to the head.
De Lagardere misses with a knee strike.
De Lagardere is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Luu landing knees to the head.
De Lagardere has a couple of punches blocked by Luu.
De Lagardere misses with a knee strike.
Luu lands a knee to the head.
Luu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Luu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Lagardere's efforts to push away. De Lagardere working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luu prevents De Lagardere from breaking the clinch. A knee to the head by Luu.
De Lagardere missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! De Lagardere lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Lagardere throws an elbow but misses. Luu managing to block the knees to the body from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. De Lagardere blocks an elbow strike from Luu.
A left hand lands to the body for De Lagardere.
De Lagardere connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
De Lagardere tries to break free but Luu pushes him back against the cage. A frustrated look appears on De Lagardere's face as he tries to break the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for De Lagardere.
De Lagardere tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Henri De Lagardere. I think Luu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kova Luu!
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