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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doucet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pop Evil - Trenches. Svend Haraldsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Doucet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Svend Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doucet throws a hook but Haraldsson blocks it.
Doucet defending well as Haraldsson loads up on a big left hand.
Doucet jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Doucet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doucet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doucet misses with a body shot
and Haraldsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haraldsson misses the jab.
Haraldsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doucet under the eye.
It looks like Aaron Doucet has been cut.
Doucet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haraldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haraldsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haraldsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands a slapping body shot.
Haraldsson lands with a right hand.
Doucet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haraldsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Doucet.
Haraldsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haraldsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haraldsson rushes Doucet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haraldsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doucet blocks it with crossed arms.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Doucet.
Haraldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Doucet avoids the damage to the body.
Haraldsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haraldsson misses with a body punch.
Haraldsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doucet's efforts to push away.
Haraldsson misses with the head strike.
Doucet blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haraldsson.
Doucet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haraldsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Doucet.
Haraldsson prevents Doucet from breaking the clinch.
Doucet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doucet up against the cage.
Doucet lands a knee to the body.
Doucet trying to land knees to the body.
Haraldsson throws a head punch that misses.
Haraldsson is looking to control Doucet's arms but Doucet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haraldsson has his back to the cage.
Doucet managing to block the knees to the body from Haraldsson.
A short uppercut from Haraldsson.
Doucet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haraldsson's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haraldsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Doucet looks to land a body kick but Haraldsson moved away.
Doucet pushes Haraldsson away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Doucet to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Doucet misses with a body shot.
Doucet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson tests Doucet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doucet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haraldsson is looking to chop away at Doucet's legs.
Haraldsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Doucet in the body.
Aaron Doucet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doucet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haraldsson throws a hook but Doucet blocks it.
Haraldsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doucet will feel that in the morning.
Doucet is breathing heavily.
Haraldsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Haraldsson looks to land a body kick but Doucet moved away.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haraldsson throws a low kick but Doucet avoids it.
Haraldsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doucet. That's going to slow Haraldsson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doucet swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doucet misses with the head strike.
Haraldsson stalling in the clinch but Doucet improves position.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson misses with the head strike.
Doucet is trying to break the clinch but Haraldsson has him pressed against the cage.
Doucet blocks an uppercut.
Haraldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haraldsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haraldsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haraldsson misses with the head strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson looking to throw knees to the head but Doucet is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Haraldsson fails to land.
Doucet avoiding damage.
Haraldsson taking a breather.
Haraldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Haraldsson to work.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haraldsson lands a right hand.
Doucet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doucet blocks it with crossed arms.
Haraldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doucet's face.
Doucet tries a knee to the head but Haraldsson blocks it.
Doucet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
Haraldsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haraldsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doucet backwards.
Haraldsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haraldsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Haraldsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Haraldsson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a left to the head.
Haraldsson has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Doucet to the canvas! Can Doucet beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Doucet blocks a jab.
Haraldsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Doucet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haraldsson.
Doucet is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doucet is able to avoid easily.
Doucet moves out of range of the body kick from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Haraldsson is pushing Doucet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haraldsson looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Doucet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doucet swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haraldsson lands a knee to the head.
Doucet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haraldsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haraldsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haraldsson looks to land a right hand but Doucet moved out of range.
Haraldsson moves into the clinch.
Haraldsson tries a body shot but Doucet blocks it.
Haraldsson has Doucet pressed against the cage, preventing Doucet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Doucet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doucet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Haraldsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haraldsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haraldsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doucet is looking to wear down Haraldsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doucet digs a good hook to Haraldsson's body.
Doucet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haraldsson, as that shot connected.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haraldsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doucet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haraldsson throws out a leg kick but Doucet moves out of range and Haraldsson only half commits.
Doucet throwing a counter right hand but Haraldsson manages to avoid it.
Doucet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haraldsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Haraldsson will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Aaron Doucet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haraldsson tries to bum rush Doucet with a series of wild strikes but Doucet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Doucet is predictable there
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haraldsson.
Doucet misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Doucet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doucet moves out of range as Haraldsson throws a body kick.
Doucet throws a body punch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doucet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doucet looks to score with a jab to the body but Haraldsson is just out of range.
Haraldsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Doucet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doucet throws a hook to the side of Haraldsson's head but Haraldsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haraldsson delivers a nice body kick.
Haraldsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haraldsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doucet loads up on a big right hand but Haraldsson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Doucet to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Haraldsson away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Doucet got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Haraldsson lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Doucet crumples to the floor! Haraldsson milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Svend Haraldsson! Svend Haraldsson retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Svend Haraldsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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