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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana. Nygma has chosen Eazy E - Boys In Da Hood as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Nygma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner misses with a double jab.
Le Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
Nygma throws a shot from downtown. Le Banner moves away and avoids it.
Nygma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nygma lands a nice hook to Le Banner's body. Le Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Le Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nygma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nygma scores with a hook to the body. Le Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nygma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Banner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nygma.
Le Banner scores with a jab. Nygma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been informed that Nygma 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.
Le Banner misses with a body punch
and Nygma counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Some wild striking there from Le Banner.
A cross from Nygma lands.
Nygma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nygma.
Le Banner misses with a looping left.
Nygma lands with a cross.
Nygma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nygma moves away from the strike by Le Banner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Le Banners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nygma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Banner.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nygma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Banner throws out the jab.
Le Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Le Banner misses with a hook. Nygma ducked under it nicely.
Le Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nygma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Banner throws out the jab.
Le Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Banner swings for the body but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma lands a jab to the nose.
Nygma takes a swing at Le Banner's ribcage but misses.
Le Banner misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Nygma.
Nygma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Le Banner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nygma moves out of range of the body kick from Le Banner.
Le Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Banner misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nygma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner misses with an uppercut. Nygma saw that one coming.
Le Banner misses the shot to the body.
Nygma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Nygma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nygma.
Le Banner scores with a nice body kick.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Le Banner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le Banner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nygma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nygma staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Banner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Banner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Nygma finds it's way through Le Banner's defenses.
Le Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nygma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Nygma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Banner moves forwards but Nygma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nygma wants to slow Le Banner down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Le Banner misses its intended target.
Edward Nygma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nygma, right into the meat.
Le Banner throws the left hand but Nygma avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Nygma. Those never looked like landing.
Le Banner throws a shot from downtown. Nygma moves away and avoids it.
Nygma slips a jab from Le Banner.
Le Banner scores with a hook to the body. Nygma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nygma scores with a decent looking hook.
Le Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nygma manages to avoid it.
Le Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Nygma's shoulder, as Nygma tries to avoid the shot.
Nygma throws a leg kick that misses.
Nygma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Banner's head backwards.
Nygma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Banner on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Le Banner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nygma - the referee stops the clock and Le Banner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nygma. Le Banner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Le Banner misses with a hook.
Le Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Le Banner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nygma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nygma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Banner manages to avoid it.
Nygma misses with a body kick.
Nygma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Banner swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nygma to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Banner thumps Nygma with a low kick.
Nygma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Banner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nygma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Banner scrambles back to his feet.
Nygma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Banner at a distance.
Le Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Nygma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Banner missing with a left hand there. Nygma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nygma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a body punch but Nygma moves out of range.
Nygma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Banner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nygma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A left lands for Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Banner throws a shot from downtown. Nygma moves away and avoids it.
Le Banner throws a push kick but Nygma slaps the foot to one side.
Nygma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nygma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Banner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nygma throws a hook but Le Banner blocks it.
Le Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygma.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nygma.
Nygma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nygma scoring well with a low kick there.
Nygma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Banner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
Le Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygma.
Le Banner throws a leg kick but Nygma moved away.
Le Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Banner.
Nygma throws a body punch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner misses with a straight left.
Nygma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Le Banner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nygma defending well as Le Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Le Banner.
A shot to the liver by Le Banner. Beautiful body shot.
Le Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygma misses with a hook. Le Banner ducked under it nicely.
Nygma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nygma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nygma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Banner is out of range.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a hook. Le Banner ducked under it nicely.
Le Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Banner throws a lazy right hand but Nygma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Le Banner misses with a body shot.
Nygma misses with a low kick.
Nygma lands a leg kick that knocks Le Banner off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nygma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le Banner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nygma lands a nice hook to Le Banner's body. Le Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nygma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Banner.
A clash of legs there as Le Banner blocks the low kick.
Le Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nygma misses with an uppercut. Le Banner saw that one coming.
Le Banner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nygma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Le Banner checks a low kick from Nygma.
Nygma looks to land a right hand but Le Banner moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nygma under the eye.
Le Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygma.
Le Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nygma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nygma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nygma misses with a hook.
Le Banner throws a lazy head kick
and Nygma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Banner thinking.
Nygma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nygma looks to throw the jab but Le Banner is out of range.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Banner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Le Banner misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Banner looks to land a left hand but Nygma moved out of range nicely.
Nygma moves out of range as Le Banner strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Nygma.
Le Banner missing with a left hand there. Nygma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jerome Le Banner did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Banner throws out a loose jab but Nygma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Le Banner misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Banner. Nygma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Banner misses the shot to the body.
Nygma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Banner misses with an uppercut.
Le Banner misses with a leg kick.
Nygma's corner calls for a 1-2. Nygma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Banner loads up on a big right hand but Nygma slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le Banner.
Le Banner misses with a hook
and Nygma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nygma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Banner.
Le Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygma scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nygma lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Nygma lands but Le Banner takes it in his stride.
Nygma checks a leg kick nicely.
Nygma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nygma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nygma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nygma slips a jab from Le Banner.
Nygma throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Le Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Nygma looks to land a combination but Le Banner avoids it well.
Nygma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nygma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Nygma.
Nygma throws a front kick that sends Le Banner stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nygma pushes Le Banner away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nygma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nygma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jerome Le Banner's cut is getting worse.
Nygma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Banner throws out the jab.
Le Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nygma misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nygma.
Nygma is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le Banner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Le Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nygma looks for the body kick but Le Banner saw that one coming.
Le Banner cracks Nygma with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nygma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Nygma is just out of range.
Le Banner scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Nygma dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Le Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Nygma.
The fighters circling - Le Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Nygma.
Le Banner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nygma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Nygma slips a straight right by Le Banner.
A clash of legs there as Le Banner blocks the low kick.
Le Banner throws a hook but Nygma blocks it.
Nygma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nygma cracks the inside of Le Banner's front leg.
Le Banner misses with a hook
and Nygma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nygma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Banner misses the jab.
Nygma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le Banner checks it well.
Nygma throws a leg kick but Le Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nygma catches Le Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nygma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nygma tries to work over Le Banner's front leg with a kick but Le Banner checks it.
Le Banner swinging wildly here.
Nygma keeps Le Banner at a distance using the push kick.
Nygma throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Nygma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Banner.
Nygma lands a body shot.
Nygma moves out of range as Le Banner strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Le Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Le Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Nygma is just out of range.
Le Banner misses with a looping left.
Le Banner takes a swing at Nygma's ribcage but misses.
Nygma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Banner walks into a straight right hand from Nygma.
Nygma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Banner's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nygma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Le Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nygma.
Nygma misses with a hook.
Le Banner moves out of range of the leg kick from Nygma.
Le Banner avoids the head kick by Nygma.
Le Banner throws a head kick but Nygma moves out of range.
Le Banner tries to move into range but Nygma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nygma.
Jerome Le Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Banner misses with a straight left.
Le Banner tries a low kick but Nygma avoids it.
Le Banner misses with an uppercut. Nygma saw that one coming.
Nygma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Banner.
Nygma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Le Banner.
Edward Nygma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nygma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Banner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Nygma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nygma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Nygma!
An out of breath Edward Nygma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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