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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 21692 p4p, 22244 weight class) and Toa Mudo (ranked 208 p4p, 168 weight class). Mudo has chosen Rise-Disturbed as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Mudo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lagardere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudo lands the left hand.
We've been informed that Mudo 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.
Mudo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere throws an overhand right that lands on Mudo's shoulder, as Mudo tries to avoid the shot.
Mudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Lagardere goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Lagardere throws a shot from downtown. Mudo moves away and avoids it.
De Lagardere swings for the body but Mudo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mudo there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Lagardere throws a sloppy body shot
and Mudo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mudo slips a straight right by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere avoids the head kick by Mudo.
De Lagardere appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Mudo as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Mudo misses
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
De Lagardere misses with a hook
and Mudo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lagardere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mudo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henri De Lagardere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Mudo misses.
Mudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mudo slips a jab and a cross from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mudo. Mudo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mudo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mudo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere throws a looping overhand right but Mudo ducks down to avoid it.
Mudo throws a head kick but De Lagardere moves out of range.
De Lagardere throws a shot from downtown. Mudo moves away and avoids it.
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!
The fighters circling - Mudo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mudo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Lagardere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudo.
Mudo throws a head kick that misses.
Mudo throws a sloppy head kick
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mudo blocks a jab.
De Lagardere scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mudo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Lagardere throws a body shot but no joy.
De Lagardere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mudo can do to turn this around?
De Lagardere throws a lazy uppercut
and Mudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Lagardere misses with a left hand
and Mudo counters with a straight right hand.
Henri De Lagardere is winning the standup battle so far.
De Lagardere slips a jab from Mudo.
De Lagardere throwing a counter right hand but Mudo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Lagardere. Mudo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mudo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mudo blocks a jab.
De Lagardere lands with a good body shot.
Mudo slips under a jab.
Mudo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mudo moves out of range of the strikes.
De Lagardere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Lagardere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mudo blocks a jab.
Mudo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mudo slips under a jab from De Lagardere.
Mudo misses with a head kick.
De Lagardere throws the left hand but Mudo avoids the punch easily.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
Mudo takes one to the chin there.
Mudo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Lagardere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mudo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Lagardere scrambles back to his feet.
Mudo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mudo! But no joy.
De Lagardere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mudo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Lagardere takes one to the chin there.
Mudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Lagardere throws the left hand but Mudo avoids the punch easily.
De Lagardere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lagardere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mudo throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from De Lagardere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Lagardere throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Lagardere stuns Mudo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Lagardere loads up on a big right hand but Mudo slips the punch.
Mudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henri De Lagardere dominated that second round.
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.
Mudo throws a head kick that misses.
Toa Mudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mudo 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.
De Lagardere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mudo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mudo ducks right into an uppercut from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere misses the body punch
and Mudo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Mudo's head but Mudo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mudo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
De Lagardere works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lagardere throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Mudo finds it's target.
Mudo misses with an uppercut.
De Lagardere avoids the head kick by Mudo.
Henri De Lagardere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudo slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mudo! But no joy.
Mudo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Mudo was well out of range.
Mudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mudo slips under a jab from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere swings widly with a right hand
and Mudo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
De Lagardere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Lagardere connects with a solid leg kick.
Mudo blocks a jab.
A jab from Mudo misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Mudo moved out of range nicely.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere scores with a hook.
Mudo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Lagardere drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mudo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes De Lagardere! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mudo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toa Mudo!
Toa Mudo 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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