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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bastien Giroud (ranked 6707 p4p, 529 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 24525 p4p, 567 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giroud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Khaled- Aisha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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159 cm
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastien Giroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses.
Giroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Giroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud tests Sigfusson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigfusson throws a jab but it's blocked by Giroud.
Sigfusson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Giroud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sigfusson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Giroud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigfusson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giroud, as that shot connected.
Giroud lands a body shot.
Giroud cracks a nice hook into Sigfusson's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson slips under a jab.
Giroud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giroud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giroud misses with a body shot.
Giroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson moves out of range as Giroud strikes.
Giroud sets himself, and Sigfusson steps forward looking for the clinch! Giroud avoids it this time.
Sigfusson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Giroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Sigfusson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfusson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giroud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud tries to stall but Sigfusson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giroud avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Giroud.
Giroud trying to stall but Sigfusson improves his position.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfusson.
Giroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Sigfusson improves position.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Giroud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sigfussons head.
Giroud avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giroud is defending well for now.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sigfusson backwards.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson pushes Giroud back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Giroud avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Giroud dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Giroud throws a lazy right hand but Sigfusson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sigfusson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Giroud.
Bastien Giroud is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Sigfusson misses its intended target.
Giroud lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigfusson takes one on the button.
Giroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sigfusson dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Sigfusson misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Giroud.
Sigfusson throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfusson tries to land a leg kick but Giroud saw it coming and moves away.
Sigfusson avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Sigfusson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Giroud as he checks the leg kick.
Giroud misses with a wild combination.
Sigfusson wants to counter the offense by Giroud and move into the clinch position.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores with a hook to the body. Giroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giroud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigfusson can do to turn this around?
Giroud avoids the head kick by Sigfusson.
An attempted straight right counter from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Sigfusson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigfusson.
Giroud walks into a straight right hand from Sigfusson.
Giroud swats away the attempt to clinch by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Giroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sigfusson slips under a jab from Giroud.
Sigfusson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfusson moves into the clinch.
Sigfusson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but Giroud blocks with his arms.
Giroud avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Giroud has Sigfusson pushed against the ropes.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Giroud avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Sigfusson blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Giroud avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Giroud slowing the pace effectively.
Giroud lands a body shot.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sigfusson throws a low kick, looking for Giroud's leg but Giroud calmly moves out of range.
Snorri Sigfusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigfusson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Sigfusson lands a glancing blow to the side of Giroud's head.
Giroud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Giroud finds it's target.
Giroud lands with a nice body punch.
Sigfusson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giroud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sigfussons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Giroud staggers Sigfusson with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sigfusson 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 Giroud is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
In his post fight interview, Bastien Giroud gave a big smile as he said 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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