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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Stillborn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Norris Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Atauallah Ganteaume!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganteaume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ganteaume throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ganteaume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Ganteaume moves out of range.
Ganteaume takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ganteaume has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
I was talking to Norris Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ganteaume swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ganteaume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr has Ganteaume pressed against the ropes, preventing Ganteaume from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganteaume can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Ganteaume prevents a body shot from Norris Jr.
We've been informed that Ganteaume 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.
Ganteaume misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr lands an elbow inside.
Norris Jr digs a right hand into Ganteaume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ganteaume's gas tank.
Ganteaume looks winded!
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Norris Jr.
A short body shot lands from Norris Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Norris Jr lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ganteaume swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr trying to stall but Ganteaume improves his position.
Ganteaume tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris Jr lands a shot to the body.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Norris Jr does no damage.
Ganteaume swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ganteaume fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ganteaume.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ganteaume's calf.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Ganteaume moved out of range nicely.
Norris Jr wants to land a leg kick but Ganteaume is out of range.
Norris Jr tries to clinch but Ganteaume is having none of it.
Norris Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norris Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ganteaume.
Norris Jr cracks Ganteaume with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ganteaume looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ganteaume manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganteaume swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ganteaume finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris Jr's head.
Norris Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ganteaume is out of range.
Norris Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ganteaume's sensitive parts.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganteaume. That did some damage!
Ganteaume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Ganteaume blocks the body kick.
Ganteaume unleashes a big counter combination but Norris Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ganteaume checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Norris Jr.
Some bone on bone action there as Norris Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ganteaume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Ganteaume throws a body kick.
Norris Jr tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr throws a front kick aimed at Ganteaume's knee but Ganteaume avoids it well.
Ganteaume takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ganteaume tries to land a front kick but Norris Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris Jr as he connects with a hook.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Ganteaume slaps the foot to one side.
Norris Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganteaume. That did some damage!
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ganteaume takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Ganteaume.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr blocks a head kick by Ganteaume.
Norris Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ganteaume takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ganteaume misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr cracks the inside of Ganteaume's front leg.
Ganteaume takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr throws a right and a left that Ganteaume avoids nicely.
Ganteaume tests Norris Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr throwing a counter right hand but Ganteaume manages to avoid it.
Ganteaume throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganteaume can do to turn this around?
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganteaume.
That kick from Ganteaume tenderised Norris Jr's leg. Norris Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Ganteaume takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
You can see that Ganteaume has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ganteaume fails to land with a series of punches.
Norris Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Ganteaume's leg. Ganteaume is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ganteaume has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut lands for Ganteaume. That snapped Norris Jr's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ganteaume throws a sloppy head kick and Norris Jr moves out of range easily.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second 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.
Ganteaume takes one to the chin there.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Ganteaume moved away.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws a nice looking combination but Norris Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ganteaume lands with a nice body punch.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Ganteaume manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ganteaume's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganteaume looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris Jr is just out of range.
Norris Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ganteaume takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ganteaume tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Norris Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norris Jr staggers Ganteaume with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Ganteaume looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Norris Jr is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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