Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF 29 | Durand vs. Dimitrov
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
A combination from Giroud does no damage.
Davis feints a jab promting Giroud to slip. Davis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giroud slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Giroud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giroud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giroud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Giroud off balance momentarily.
Giroud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giroud throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Giroud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis digs a good hook to Giroud's body.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giroud manages to avoid it.
Giroud is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Davis rushes Giroud and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T1#
Giroud slowing the pace effectively.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giroud looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
A short left from Davis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud misses with the head strike. #T2#
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis trying to stall but Giroud improves his position.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giroud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Giroud looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Giroud controls his hands.
Davis works on Giroud's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
A short right from Davis.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a body shot.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis pushes Giroud back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
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.#R2#
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Giroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Giroud throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis is looking to wear down Giroud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis connects with the punch.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Davis digs a right hand into Giroud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giroud's gas tank. #T1#
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Giroud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Jonathan Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroud lands an uppercut.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
A short right from Davis.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroud.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Davis.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Giroud scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud pushes Davis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
A short left from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#KD#
Giroud ducks into a a hook from Davis and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!#ROC#Giroud is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giroud at a distance.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Giroud circles away.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis motions for Giroud to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis scores with a leg kick. #KD2#
Giroud scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Davis 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.#ROC2#Davis is rocked!
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giroud in his tracks.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giroud counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Davis out cold! What a finish! Giroud is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: AKF 18
Date: Sep 18, 2021

Bastien Giroud had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 156.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Remy Bose was cancelled.

Event: AKF 14 | Pryor vs. Blackmane ðŸº
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1#
Entei slips under a jab from Giroud.
Entei moves out of range of the strikes.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Entei is just out of range.
Entei slips under a jab from Giroud.
Entei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Giroud.
Giroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Giroud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harry Entei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Entei lands a jab to the head.
Giroud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Entei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giroud's hands.
Giroud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Entei slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Nice body punch from Giroud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei lands with a nice body punch.
Entei scores with a hook.
Entei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Giroud.
Giroud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Entei rather than just go for the knockout.
Giroud looks to land a left hand but Entei moved out of range nicely.
Giroud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giroud throws out the jab.
Entei swings for the body but Giroud moves out of range. #T1#
Giroud needs to keep his hands up - Entei had a free shot at his head there.
Giroud digs a good hook to Entei's body.
Giroud 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.
Giroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Entei catches Giroud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Giroud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Entei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Entei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Entei.
Entei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei connects with a crisp jab.
Entei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giroud at a distance.
Entei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giroud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giroud takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Entei with a jab.#T2#
Giroud tries to clinch there but Entei circles away.
Giroud thuds a left hand into Entei's body.
Entei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giroud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Giroud swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
A cross from Entei lands.
Entei looks to land a left hand but Giroud moved out of range nicely.
Giroud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That kick from Entei tenderised Giroud's leg. Giroud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giroud moves out of range of the body kick.
Entei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giroud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Entei finds it's way round the side to connect with Giroud's head.
Entei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giroud's head.
Giroud throws a front kick aimed at Entei's knee but Entei avoids it well.
Entei with the inside leg kick.
Entei lands a leg kick that knocks Giroud off balance momentarily.
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
Entei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Entei's corner calls for a 1-2. Entei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Giroud. #T3#
Giroud throws a body punch but Entei moves out of range.
Entei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Entei.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giroud throws out the jab.
Giroud moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.
Entei throws a hook but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giroud slips a straight right by Entei.
Giroud is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Entei needs to keep his hands up - Giroud had a free shot at his head there.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
Giroud misses with a looping right.
Entei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Entei thuds his right hand into Giroud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Entei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giroud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Entei scores with a nice body kick.
Entei misses with a looping right.
Giroud checks a low kick from Entei.
Giroud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Entei finds it's way through Giroud's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entei misses with a body kick.
Entei misses with a looping right.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei.
Entei cracks Giroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches. #T4#
Giroud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Entei scores with a body shot.
Entei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Entei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Entei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giroud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Entei - the referee stops the clock and Giroud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Entei. Giroud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Entei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giroud on the side of the head.
Giroud tries to clinch but Entei is having none of it.
Giroud moves forwards but Entei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Giroud misses its intended target.
Giroud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Entei with a nice calf kick.
Entei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giroud.
Nice defenses there by Giroud.
Entei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giroud in his tracks.
Entei lands an overhand right.
Giroud tries a low kick but Entei avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Entei connects with an inside leg kick.
Giroud tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Entei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Entei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
That kick from Entei tenderised Giroud's leg. Giroud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Entei lands the left hand.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Entei's head but Entei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Giroud backs away, Entei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Entei cracks Giroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Entei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Entei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Entei lands with a nice body kick.
Giroud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Entei throws a lazy uppercut
and Entei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Entei.
Jab by Entei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Entei throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Entei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giroud.
Entei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Entei thumps Giroud with a low kick.
Entei slips a straight right by Giroud.
Entei lands a jab to the head.
Entei misses with a body shot.
Giroud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Entei.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei lands with an uppercut that bounces Giroud off the ropes and back into range.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giroud.
Giroud tries to work over Entei's front leg with a kick but Entei checks it.
Entei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Giroud misses the jab.
Entei throws a shot to the body.
Giroud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Entei needs to keep his hands up - Giroud had a free shot at his head there.
Entei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
Entei slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Entei's head but Entei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick from Entei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud misses with a hook.
A jab from Entei misses.
It seemed like Giroud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Entei's shoulder, as Entei tries to avoid the shot.
Entei throws the left hand but Giroud avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Entei connects with a leg kick.
Entei throws a jab when Giroud was well out of range.
Giroud walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Entei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giroud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giroud swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Entei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giroud. That did some damage!
Giroud misses with an uppercut.
Entei slips under a jab from Giroud.
Entei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Entei feints and then cracks Giroud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giroud down.
Giroud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Entei.
Entei checks a low kick from Giroud.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Entei checks a low kick from Giroud.
Entei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Entei throws a body punch but Giroud moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Entei misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Giroud. Those never looked like landing.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.#T3#
Entei with a nice calf kick.
Giroud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Entei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Entei moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Entei misses with a straight right.
Entei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giroud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Entei.
Giroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entei fakes the leg kick and cracks Giroud in the body.
Entei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Entei.
Entei takes a swing at Giroud's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Entei - just one landing.
Entei cracks Giroud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Giroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Entei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giroud misses the jab.
Entei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Entei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giroud slips under a jab.#T4#
Entei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giroud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Entei - the referee stops the clock and Giroud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Entei. Giroud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Giroud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giroud lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giroud swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Entei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giroud tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Entei moves out of range as Giroud strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Entei there.
Entei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giroud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Entei thuds his right hand into Giroud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Entei.
Giroud throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Entei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Entei lands a right hook to the body.
Giroud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giroud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Entei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giroud. Entei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entei's corner calls for a 1-2. Entei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Entei lands a lovely overhand right.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Entei is just out of range.
Giroud throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Entei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giroud throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Entei.
Entei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giroud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giroud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giroud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Entei misses with a looping right.
Entei fakes the leg kick and cracks Giroud in the body.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Giroud.#T1#
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei scoring well with a low kick there.
Entei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Girouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Entei looks to land a left hand but Giroud moved out of range nicely.
Entei lands a jab to the head.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud takes one on the button.
Giroud tries to clinch but Entei moves out of range.
Entei throws a jab when Giroud was well out of range.
Entei misses with a looping right.
Entei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Entei lands with a shot to the body.
Entei is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Entei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud swinging wildly here.
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!
Entei misses with a straight left. #T2#
Entei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Entei slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Entei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giroud walks into a straight right hand from Entei.
Giroud avoids the body shot from Entei.
Entei misses with a body shot.
Entei keeps the fight on the outside.
Entei is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Entei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Entei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giroud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giroud tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Entei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Giroud tries to clinch but Entei moves out of range.
Entei clobbers Giroud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giroud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Entei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Entei. That snapped Giroud's head back.
Nice defenses there by Giroud.#T3#
Entei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Giroud misses with a hook. Entei ducked under it nicely.
Giroud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Giroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Entei.
Giroud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entei tries to work over Giroud's front leg with a kick but Giroud checks it.
Giroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giroud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giroud throws a looping overhand right but Entei ducks down to avoid it.
Entei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Entei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Giroud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Entei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Giroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entei manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Entei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud misses with a straight right. #T4#
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Entei misses with an uppercut. Giroud saw that one coming.
Entei dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giroud. Entei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Giroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Entei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entei was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.
Entei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giroud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Entei.
Giroud takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Giroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Entei throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei digs a good body shot into Giroud's ribs.
Entei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giroud's head backwards.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
Entei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Giroud misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Entei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Harry Entei!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Harry Entei!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Harry Entei!

Harry Entei wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Harry Entei was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: Ambush 8: Rram VS Bastard
Date: Jul 10, 2021

#R1#
Route lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Route.
Giroud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Route to score with a decent uppercut.
Giroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Route has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Route misses its intended target.
Route slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Route throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Route staying out of range there.
Giroud tries to clinch but Route is having none of it.
We've been told by Giroud's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Route scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giroud doesn't seem bothered though.
Giroud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Route's hands.
A big left from Route misses.
Route lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Route throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Route missing with a left hand there. Giroud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Route keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route checks a leg kick. #T1#
Giroud connects with a nice looking jab.
Giroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Route cracks a nice hook into Giroud's ribs.
A jab from Giroud misses.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Route's shoulder, as Route tries to avoid the shot.
Route connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Route smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Route throws a leg kick
and Giroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giroud takes one on the button.
Route lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #ROC2#Giroud is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Route.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Route buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giroud tries to clinch up.
Route stuns Giroud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Giroud misses.
Route throws a hook to the side of Giroud's head but Giroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route throws a hook but Giroud avoids it easily.
Giroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Route misses with an uppercut. Giroud saw that one coming.
Route swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giroud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T2#
Route scores with a body shot.
Giroud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Route misses the jab.
Route throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Giroud defending well as Route loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud moves out of range as Route strikes.
Giroud sizes up Route with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Route takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Giroud is looking to clinch but Route is avoiding it.
Giroud takes one to the side of the head.
Route lands an overhand right.
Giroud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Route connects with the punch.
Giroud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Route counters with a low kick, right behind Giroud 's knee.
Route misses with an uppercut. Giroud saw that one coming.#T3#
Giroud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giroud under the eye.
Route fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giroud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Giroud connects with a looping right hand.
Route lands with a nice body kick.
Giroud connects with a body shot that sends Route's belly button to the back.
Route throws a leg kick but Giroud checks it.
Nice defenses there by Route.
Giroud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Route throws a looping overhand right but Giroud ducks down to avoid it.
Giroud cracks Route with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giroud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Route.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giroud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giroud moves out of range as Route strikes.
Route lands with a shot to the body. #T4#
Giroud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Route.
Giroud throwing a counter right hand but Route manages to avoid it.
Giroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Route.
Route throws a body punch but Giroud moves out of range.
Route connects with a body shot that sends Giroud's belly button to the back.
Giroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud throws a low kick but Route moves out of range easily.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud ducks right into an uppercut from Route.
Route slips a jab from Giroud.
Route avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud loads up on a big right hand but Route slips the punch.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Route is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giroud takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Giroud misses.
A good leg kick by Route.
Route ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giroud moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route 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.#R2#
Giroud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud avoids a kick to the body.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giroud lands with a nice body punch.
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giroud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Route stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Giroud.
Route throws out a loose jab but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route misses with an uppercut.
Giroud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Route takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Route throws the left hand but Giroud avoids the punch easily.
Giroud moves away from the strike by Route.
A jab from Giroud finds it's way through Route's defenses.
Route swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giroud misses with a lunging right hand
and Route counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Route tenderised Giroud's leg. Giroud is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Route misses with a body shot
and Giroud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giroud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Giroud lands.
Giroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Giroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Route is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giroud with a body shot.
Route slips a jab and a cross from Giroud.
Route walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Route swinging wildly here. #CL#
Giroud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Route wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Route is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giroud prevents Route from breaking the clinch.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Route throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giroud blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Route tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Route lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Route has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Route's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Route manages to break the clinch.
Giroud scores with a nice head shot.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Giroud slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Route.
Giroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Route manages to avoid it.
Route moves away from the strike by Giroud.
Route feints and then cracks Giroud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giroud down.
Route uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Route dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Giroud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Route just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Giroud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Route.
Giroud misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Giroud throws a right hand that misses
and Route counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giroud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Route circles away quickly and effectively.
Giroud lands an overhand right.
En Route seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giroud takes a swing at Route's ribcage but misses.
Route looks to throw the jab but Giroud is out of range.
Giroud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.#CL#
Giroud has managed to clinch.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Route misses with a body punch.
Giroud looking to slow down the pace here.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Giroud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4##BC2#
Route's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giroud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Giroud lands the left hand.
Route misses with a straight left. #CL#
Giroud clinches.
Route working hard to break the clinch.
Route blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Route has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Route misses with a punch on the inside.
Route misses with the head strike.
Giroud blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Route misses with some punches.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route is trying to break free.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is 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.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Giroud tries to clinch but Route is having none of it.
Route misses with a straight right.
Giroud misses with a straight right.
Route lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Route misses.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Giroud throws a big counter combination but Route scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Route. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Route throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Route tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Route.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Route's head but Route sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Giroud slips the punch.
Giroud misses with a hook to the body
and Route makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Route throws a looping overhand right but Giroud ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Giroud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Route bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giroud's head backwards.
Route keeps Giroud at a distance using the push kick. #T1#
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Route.
Route connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giroud momentarily.
Giroud takes one to the side of the head.
Route looks to score with a jab to the body but Giroud is just out of range.
Route avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud misses with a wild body shot.
Giroud throws an off balance right hand
and Route counters with a slapping leg kick.
Giroud looks to clinch
and Route counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Route is out of range.
Giroud missing with a left hand there. Route was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Route misses with a straight left.
Giroud moves out of range of the body kick from Route.
Donk. Route catches Giroud right on the button with a cross.#T2#
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!
A big left from Route misses.
Giroud misses with an uppercut.
Route throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Route looks to land a left hand but Giroud moved out of range nicely.
Giroud scores with a jab.
Well,Giroud is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Route scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giroud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giroud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Route misses with a straight left.
Route takes a swing at Giroud's ribcage but misses.
Giroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Route.
Giroud cracks Route with an open hand slap.
Giroud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Route.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Route was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.
Route jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Route. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Route.#T3#
Giroud throws a shot from downtown. Route moves away and avoids it.
Giroud tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Route manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but Route uses good head movement to avoid it.
Route connects with a jab.
Route fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giroud manages to avoid it.
Giroud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Route can pounce on him.
Giroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Route doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giroud blocks a jab.
Giroud slips under a jab from Route.
Giroud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Route looks to land a right hand but Giroud moved out of range.
Giroud misses with a wild combination.
Giroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Route showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud. #T4#
An inside leg kick lands from Route.
Route uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giroud.
Giroud misses with an uppercut. Route saw that one coming.
Route fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud throws a hook but Route blocks it.
Giroud throws a chopping leg kick but Route manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Route takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Route.
A big right from Route misses.
Giroud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Route counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giroud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Route.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giroud.

And that's the end of the fight!
En Route comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Route has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for En Route!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for En Route!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for En Route!

En Route wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, En Route thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: Ambush 6: Swanson VS Yonic
Date: May 20, 2021

#R1#
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Collins. Those never looked like landing.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Giroud lands a glancing blow to the side of Collins's head.
Giroud slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Giroud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giroud misses with a looping right.
Giroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
We've been told by Giroud's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giroud.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
Collins throws a hook but Giroud blocks it.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giroud 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.
Collins cracks Giroud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Collins looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well.
Collins 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.
Collins throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Collins.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Giroud.
Collins staying out of range there.
Giroud lands a jab to the head. #ROC#Collins is rocked!
Jab from Collins.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Giroud lands a right and a left and another right! Collins goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: Abush 2: Giroud VS Whok
Date: Apr 22, 2021

#R1#
Whok moves out of range of the strikes.
Whok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giroud if he has to take too many more of those.
Whok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Giroud's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giroud cracks Whok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Whok.
Whok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giroud.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whok was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.#CL2#
Whok clinches up against the ropes.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Bastien Giroud has been cut.
A knee to the head by Whok. #ROC2#Giroud is rocked!
Giroud dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
Whok missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Whok lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Whok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Giroud's brow.
Giroud lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Giroud avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Whok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud is working Whok over against the ropes.
Giroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Giroud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T2#
Whok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Whok managing to block the knees to the body from Giroud.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Whok blocks it.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
Whok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Giroud.
Whok lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giroud.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Giroud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whok pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whok gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Whok.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Giroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whok.
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giroud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land. #T4#
Giroud is trying to stall.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Whok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud has Whok pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whok takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Whok tries to land knees in the clinch but Giroud avoids the damage to the body.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T5#
Giroud blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whok.
Whok tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whok is keeping busy.
Whok misses with a knee strike.
Whok missing with knees to the body.
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giroud lands a left hand.
Whok tries to land a knee to the head but Giroud blocks with his arms.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses. #T6#
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whok.
Whok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Whok.
Whok stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Whok.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whok is keeping busy.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Whok.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Giroud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T7#
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whok is trying to maintain a safe position but Giroud gets an underhook and turns Whok into the ropes.
Giroud is working Whok over against the ropes.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok lands a knee to the body.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whok tries a knee to the head but Giroud blocks it.
Whok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Whok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the ropes.
Whok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch. #T8#
Whok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whok.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud gets through Whok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Whok misses with a punch to the body.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whok.
Whok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud trying to land knees to the body.
Whok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giroud dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Giroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T9#
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whok blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike.
Whok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giroud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whok as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Whok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroud avoids the elbow strike from Whok, against the ropes.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piger Whok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Giroud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Giroud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whok's corner calls for a 1-2. Whok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Giroud misses.
Giroud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whok.#CL2#
Whok drives through and clinches with Giroud against the ropes.
Whok misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giroud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Giroud - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Whok tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Whok back against the ropes.
Giroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whok blocks it with crossed arms.
Whok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouds head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whok is defending well for now.
Whok misses with an elbow over the top.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whok lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off. #T1#
Whok lands a knee to the head.
Whok blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whok blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whok working aggressively here.
Whok scores with a shoulder strike.
Whok trying to control the position but instead, Giroud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whok into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giroud.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroud.
Piger Whok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Whok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Giroud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whok lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Whok looking to throw knees to the head but Giroud is blocking nicely.
Whok is holding Giroud round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Giroud goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Whok takes it and Giroud is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Piger Whok!
During a confident post fight interview, Piger Whok thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 11, 2021

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Giroud there.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Dusse attempts a counter takedown but Giroud avoids it well and moves away.
Van Der Dusse staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Giroud.
Giroud misses with a looping right.
Giroud tries to work over Van Der Dusse's front leg with a kick but Van Der Dusse checks it.
Giroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Dusse.
Giroud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giroud throws a series of strikes that have Van Der Dusse backpedaling. #ROC2#Van Der Dusse is rocked!
Van Der Dusse leaves his chin hanging out and Giroud seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Van Der Dusse crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
After the fight, Bastien Giroud was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2021

#R1#
Giroud lands a slapping body shot.
Dragonov gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Giroud has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Giroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Giroud.
Giroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov misses with a body shot.
Dragonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Giroud lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Giroud lands a big right hand that sends Dragonov crashing to the mat! Giroud stays standing though and waves Dragonov back to his feet!#ROC#Dragonov is rocked!#CL#
Giroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Dragonov tries to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling the position.
Dragonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Giroud.
Dragonov is trying to break the clinch but Giroud has him pressed against the cage.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #KD#
Giroud cracks Dragonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giroud has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dragonov to stand back up!
Giroud misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Dragonov misses the shot to the body.
Dragonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Dragonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragonov throws a big shot that misses.
Giroud is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giroud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#That has opened up Ivan Dragonov's cut even more.
Dragonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Giroud scores with the left hand. Dragonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Giroud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
Dragonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giroud slowing the pace effectively.
Dragonov wants to break free but Giroud has control.
Giroud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Giroud. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Giroud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragonov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dragonov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Giroud runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
After the fight, Bastien Giroud was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PANDA 83
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1##TD#
Slayer dives in and scores a takedown into Giroud's guard.
Giroud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giroud is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Giroud looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Slayer has picked Giroud up and slammed him! Giroud can't keep hold of the triangle and Slayer manages to pass to side control!#SUB#
Slayer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Giroud is looking to regain half guard here but Slayer keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Slayer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Giroud is trying to escape and Slayer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Giroud is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slayer! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Slayer!
Chief Slayer gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Bastien Giroud stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: PANDA 69
Date: Jan 08, 2021

#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Seminole as he connects with a hook.
Seminole throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
Giroud is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Giroud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#It looks like Chief Seminole has been cut.
Seminole takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giroud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seminole throws out the jab.
Giroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seminole shoots in looking for a takedown. Giroud tries to sprawl out of it but Seminole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giroud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Seminole moves into range and clinches up with Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Seminole has Giroud pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Seminole pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Giroud tumbling to the mat - Seminole dives into Giroud's guard.
Seminole throws a big elbow that misses.
Giroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seminole is in close to Giroud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seminole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seminole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Giroud has momentary wrist control but Seminole slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Giroud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seminole is looking to work some ground and pound but Giroud has wrist control.
Seminole stands up over Giroud, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seminole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC#Giroud is rocked!
Seminole throwing strikes from guard but Giroud blocks nicely.
Seminole scoring with some ground and pound.
Giroud is still in real trouble! Can Seminole finish him?
Seminole cracks Giroud with a solid left hand.
Giroud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seminole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seminole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giroud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seminole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seminole postures up in Giroud's guard and throws a big left but Giroud blocks it.
Seminole loads up on a big left hand. Giroud felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Seminole looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Giroud can't hide his disappointment, as Seminole celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Seminole!
Chief Seminole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bastien Giroud was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: PANDA 56
Date: Dec 07, 2020

#R1#
Tarantino checks a leg kick. #TD2#
Giroud tries to sprawl but Tarantino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Tarantino there.
Tarantino lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Tarantino seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Giroud is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Quintet Tarantino!
Quintet Tarantino decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: PANDA 45
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Giroud on his heels. He'll look to pass Giroud's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Giroud working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Giroud, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Giroud rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Giroud!
Giroud is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard. #REVB#
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Lee drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lee seems to have locked his on tight now - Giroud screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lee, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kevin Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: PANDA 34
Date: Oct 23, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Giroud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Spasov tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Spasov digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Spasov lands a shot to the body.
Giroud working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD2#
Spasov jumps into guard, dragging Giroud to the mat. #SUB2#
Giroud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spasov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Spasov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Giroud passes into side control.
Spasov is pushing Giroud's head away, looking to escape. Giroud manages to hold on to the position though.#T1##SUB#
Giroud is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spasov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Giroud lands a nice forearm strike.
Spasov is looking for a sweep.
Spasov is trying to control Giroud's posture but Giroud avoids it.
Spasov pushes Giroud away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Giroud gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Spasov defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Giroud tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #ES2#
Spasov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Spasov 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.
Spasov misses with a wild combination. #T2##CL#
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land. #BC2#
Spasov breaks the clinch.
Giroud missing with a left hand there. Spasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Spasov closes the distance and pushes Giroud back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.#TD2#
Spasov pulls Giroud into guard.
Giroud stops Spasov from standing up.
Giroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spasov wants to get back to his feet but Giroud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giroud looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Giroud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spasov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spasov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spasov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #ES2#
Spasov kicks Giroud off and gets to his feet.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Spasov's shoulder, as Spasov tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Spasov takes the fight into the clinch.
Spasov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spasov is pushing Giroud up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses. #T4##BC2#
Spasov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Spasov.
Giroud connects with the punch.
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!
Giroud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spasov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giroud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bastien Giroud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spasov misses with a double jab.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud works over Spasov's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#It looks like Spas Spasov has been cut.
Spasov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Spasov takes one on the button.
Giroud lands with a shot to the body.
Spasov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spasov throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov'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.#R2#
Spasov tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spasov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giroud backs up against the cage.
Spasov doesn't manage to clinch there - Giroud circles away.
Spasov staying out of range there.
Spasov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giroud lands with a hook. Spasov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spasov tries to clinch up but Giroud circles away and keeps his distance.
Spasov dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Giroud throws a leg kick but Spasov moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Spasov.
A clash of legs there as Spasov blocks the low kick.#CL#
Spasov tries to keep at a distance but Giroud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spasov lands with a light punch inside. #T1##BC2#
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Giroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Spasov avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Spasov is just out of range.
Giroud lands a nice looking body shot.
Giroud leaves Spasov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giroud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giroud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spasov. #ES#
Giroud bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Giroud rushes Spasov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Spasov blocks with his arms.
Bastien Giroud has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Spasov pushes Giroud up against the cage in a clinch.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Spasov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spasov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giroud counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Giroud has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Spasov tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Spasov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Spasov. #BC2#
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Giroud misses.
Spasov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.#T3#
Giroud misses with a looping left.
Spasov slips a straight right by Giroud.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud throws a hook to the side of Spasov's head but Spasov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Giroud drives through and clinches with Spasov against the cage.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov pushes Giroud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spasov is keeping busy.#BC2#
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Giroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spasov slips a jab from Giroud.
Some wild striking there from Spasov. #T4#
Giroud scores with a hook.
Giroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud throws out a leg kick but Spasov moves out of range and Giroud only half commits.
Bastien Giroud is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Giroud pushes Spasov up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spasov works on Giroud's body with a couple of short punches.
Giroud misses with a punch to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giroud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Spasov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spasov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastien Giroud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##TD2#
Spasov shoots in and bounces Giroud off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SU2#
Spasov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spasov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spasov.
Giroud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Spasov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spasov. #T1##BC2#
Spasov manages to break the clinch.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Spasov is just out of range.#CL2#
Spasov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giroud, pushing him back against the cage.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spasov slowing the pace effectively.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Giroud won't allow it.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giroud smiles and moves away.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt.
Spasov fails with the takedown.
Spasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giroud. Spasov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Spasov.
Giroud cracks Spasov with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Giroud.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but Spasov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud throws out a powerful jab.
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spasov manages to avoid it.
Giroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Giroud moves into range and clinches up with Spasov.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Giroud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Spasov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giroud throws a low kick but Spasov moves out of range easily.
Spasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T3#
Spasov tries to clinch there but Giroud circles away. #CL#
Giroud has closed the distance and engaged Spasov in a clinch.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov stalling in the clinch but Giroud improves position.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Spasov.
Giroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Giroud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Spasov gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the cage.
Giroud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spasovs head.
Spasov is struggling to control the position.#T4#
Spasov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spasov fails to land. #TD2#
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Spasov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Spasov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the cage.
Spasov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bastien Giroud did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Giroud throws the left hand but Spasov avoids the punch easily.
Giroud takes a swing at Spasov's ribcage but misses.
Giroud connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giroud misses with a few strikes there.
Giroud takes one on the button.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spasov is looking to clinch but Giroud is avoiding it.
Spasov 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.#CL#
Giroud clinches with his opponent. #TD2#
Spasov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Spasov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Giroud wants to control from the top but Spasov keeps moving.
Spasov wants to stand and escape but Giroud is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giroud wants to control from the top but Spasov keeps moving. #T1#
Giroud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Giroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Giroud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Giroud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spasov wants to get back to his feet but Giroud is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spasov cracks Giroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giroud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spasov counters with a left and a right that stings Giroud.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Spasov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Spasov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Giroud misses. #CL#
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Spasov lands a body shot.
Spasov takes a shot to the head.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Giroud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the cage.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Giroud tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Giroud stalling the fight.
Giroud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Spasov blocks an uppercut.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov prevents a body shot from Giroud.
Spasov misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position. #ES2#
Spasov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spasov presses Giroud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T4##CL#
Giroud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spasov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Spasov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giroud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
Giroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spasov.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage. #BC2#
Spasov breaks from the clinch.
Spasov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giroud counters with a stiff right hand.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud avoids them all with ease.
Spasov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Spasov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Giroud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Spasov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Spas Spasov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Spas Spasov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Spasov throws a nice looking combination but Giroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giroud cracks Spasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Spasov instigates a clinch.
Spasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Spasov blocks it.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Spasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spasov scores with a hook to the body.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov. #TD2#
Spasov pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #ES2#
Spasov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Giroud off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL2#
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Giroud in a clinch. #TD2#
Spasov pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spasov seems keen to control Giroud's posture.#T1#
Giroud prevents Spasov from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Spasov pushes Giroud off and scrambles back to his feet. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spasov.
Spasov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#ES#
Giroud bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Giroud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spasov.
Nice sprawl there from Giroud as Spasov shoots in.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Spasov blocks it.
Spasov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giroud walks away with a smile on his face. Spasov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Giroud with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spasov!
Spasov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud with a nice cross.
Spasov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giroud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giroud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Giroud scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spasov shoots for a takedown but Giroud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spasov fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spasov.
Spasov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spasov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giroud under the eye.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Giroud moves out of range.
Giroud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spasov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giroud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Giroud cracks Spasov with an open hand slap.
Giroud dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Giroud dodges the punch combination from Spasov.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spasov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Giroud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spasov looks to clinch
and Giroud counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Giroud rushes Spasov and presses him up against the cage.
Spasov lands a body punch.
Spasov is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Spasov is working Giroud over against the cage.#T4##TD2#
Spasov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Giroud uses from the top position.
Spasov trying to strike off his back. #SUB2#
Spasov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giroud defends well.
Giroud throws a big right hand that misses.
Giroud stops Spasov from standing up. #SUB2#
Spasov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Giroud is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Spasov.
Bastien Giroud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spasov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spasov is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Spasov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Giroud. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bastien Giroud.
I think Giroud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud stared into the camera and said 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannonier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giroud pinned against the cage. Giroud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giroud cracks Cannonier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cannonier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giroud avoids it really well and circles away.
Cannonier tries for a takedown but Giroud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bastien Giroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Cannonier.
Cannonier fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cannonier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giroud swivels and escapes.
Cannonier get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Cannonier stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Giroud runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud took to the microphone: 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: ETERNITY 4
Date: Jul 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Li has managed to clinch.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Li 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.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Li has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li lands a left hand.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Giroud blocks with his arms.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards. #T1#
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Giroud is rocked!
Li creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giroud's defenses.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
Li tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Li back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
A short uppercut from Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Li.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Li digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Li. #T2#
Giroud tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Li blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
A short right from Li.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giroud.#CL2#
Giroud clinches up against the ropes.
Giroud manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Li is keeping busy.
Giroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Li gets tackled into the ropes by Giroud. Giroud maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wong Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Li tries to clinch but Giroud moves out of range.
Giroud throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
Giroud throws a big shot that misses.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Li. #CL#
Giroud tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is looking to clinch but Giroud is avoiding it.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
Giroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Giroud.
Giroud is looking to clinch.
Li moves to clinch but Giroud breaks away
and Giroud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1##CL#
Li drives through and clinches with Giroud against the ropes.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Li.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Li is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Giroud is breathing heavily.
Li digs a right hand into Giroud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giroud's gas tank.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Li lands a nice elbow. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Li tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Li blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud takes a knee right on the jaw!
Li cracks Giroud with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Giroud goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Giroud wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wong Li!
Wong Li really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Condemned logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: Durand vs Peterson
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talis scores with a push kick.
Talis misses with a head kick.
Talis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroud was well out of range. Poor timing from Talis.
A head kick misses from Talis.
Talis checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Talis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis thows a body kick. Giroud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giroud is looking to clinch.
Talis moves out of range of the strikes.
Talis misses with a hook.
Talis scores with a hook to the body. Giroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giroud misses with a body shot
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giroud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Giroud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroud misses with an uppercut.
Giroud throws a leg kick but Talis moved away.#KD#
Talis drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Giroud onto his butt! Giroud pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#CUT#It looks like Bastien Giroud has been cut.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Giroud avoids the head kick by Talis. #T1#
Talis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Giroud looks winded!
A head kick from Talis lands but Giroud takes it in his stride. #ROC#Giroud is rocked!
Giroud throws a shot from downtown. Talis moves away and avoids it.
Talis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Talis finish him?
Talis and Giroud are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Talis throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Giroud into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Talis knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Digi Talis!
A victorious Digi Talis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Bastien Giroud stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: RR 13
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Labosky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giroud is able to avoid easily.
Labosky lands a nice hook to Giroud's body. Giroud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Labosky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Giroud has Labosky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Labosky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giroud blocks it with crossed arms.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giroud is pushing Labosky up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Labosky is trying to push Giroud away but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Labosky avoids it.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Labosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giroud just leaning against Labosky, taking a breather.
Labosky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Labosky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Labosky.
Giroud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giroud lands with a shot to the body.
Giroud swings widly with a right hand
and Labosky counters with a straight right hand.
Giroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Labosky counters with a two punch combo.
Giroud throws a looping overhand right but Labosky ducks down to avoid it.
Labosky takes one on the button.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Labosky wants to clinch up but Giroud keeps it at a distance.
Giroud throws a poor cross that misses
and Labosky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Giroud throws the left hand but Labosky avoids the punch easily.
Giroud takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Labosky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Labosky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Labosky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giroud.
Giroud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL2#
Giroud has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giroud prevents Labosky from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giroud displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giroud throws a leg kick
and Labosky counters with a thumping low kick.
Labosky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Labosky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Labosky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Giroud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Labosky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Giroud clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the ropes.
Labosky misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Giroud. #ROC2#
Labosky is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bastien Giroud dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick from Labosky lands but Giroud takes it in his stride.
Giroud wants to land a leg kick but Labosky is out of range.
Jean Labosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Labosky slips under a jab from Giroud.
Labosky half committed to a counter leg kick.
Labosky lands a leg kick that knocks Giroud off balance momentarily.
Labosky is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giroud.
Oh Labosky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud dances in with a quick combination. Labosky is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Giroud snaps Labosky's head back. Labosky stumbles backwards against the ropes. Giroud steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Labosky's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Labosky just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud took some time post fight to say the following; 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: RR 12
Date: May 01, 2020

#R1#
Nazaryan swings for the body but Giroud moves out of range. #CL2#
Nazaryan has managed to clinch.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
Nazaryan lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Nazaryan on the inside.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan lands a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud blocking some punches.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud blocking some punches.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud trying to stall but Nazaryan improves his position.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan blocking some punches.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud lands a hook that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Giroud lands a left hand.
Nazaryan lands an uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazaryan.
Giroud leaning against his opponent.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
Giroud taking a breather.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Giroud trying to stall but Nazaryan improves his position.
Nazaryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Giroud tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Giroud back against the ropes.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan lands with a light punch inside.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Nazaryan lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giroud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazaryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Giroud taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrej Nazaryan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Giroud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Nazaryan. Beautiful body shot.
Giroud seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Giroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazaryan circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Giroud. Those never looked like landing.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giroud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Giroud.
Giroud slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
Giroud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nazaryan throws a body kick that misses.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nazaryan tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan unleashes a big counter combination but Giroud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Giroud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud feints and then cracks Nazaryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazaryan down.
Giroud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Giroud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Giroud misses with a straight left.
Nazaryan is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nazaryan.
Nazaryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giroud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giroud throws a right and a left that Nazaryan avoids nicely.
Giroud checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nazaryan tries to work over Giroud's front leg with a kick but Giroud checks it.
Giroud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but Giroud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan tries to clinch but Giroud moves out of range.
Giroud tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nazaryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Giroud finds it's target.#ROC#
Nazaryan is rocked!
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazaryan circles away.
Nazaryan seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giroud.
Nazaryan takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nazaryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giroud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nazaryan's hands.
Nazaryan is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Giroud doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nazaryan crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nazaryan's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud took to the microphone: 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.
The defeated Vrej Nazaryan had this to say: 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.

Event: RR 11
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Baker throws the left hand but Giroud avoids the punch easily.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giroud with a hook.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giroud throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Giroud is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Giroud tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range. #CL2#
Giroud closes the distance and clinches.
Giroud lands a body punch.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giroud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giroud scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giroud.
Giroud pushes Baker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroud can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker avoiding damage.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
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!#BC#
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giroud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well. #T2#
Baker misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good exchange - Giroud coming out on top.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giroud.
Baker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giroud throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Giroud throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Baker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Baker misses with a hook.
Giroud slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker misses with a hook.
As Baker backs off Giroud throws a huge counter combo but Baker manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giroud can pounce on him.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker looks to land a combination but Giroud avoids it well.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud is looking to clinch.
As Giroud tries to get set, Baker tries to push him back and clinch up but Giroud manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tom Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Giroud forces Baker back against the ropes and clinches.
Giroud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bastien Giroud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baker slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker avoiding damage.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Tom Baker has been cut.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Good body shot from Giroud.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud misses with some punches. #BC#
Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giroud has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Giroud staying out of range there.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Giroud's shoulder, as Giroud tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Nice shot by Giroud.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker cracks Giroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
Baker tries to counter by clinching up but Giroud breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Giroud has Baker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud'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.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands. #T2#
Baker digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Baker.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.#BC#
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Giroud misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Baker instigates a clinch.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giroud is trying to stall.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Giroud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Tom Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Baker's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Giroud tries to keep at a distance but Baker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud is trying to stall.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baker is keeping busy.
Giroud is looking to control Baker's arms but Baker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Baker rushes Giroud and presses him up against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Giroud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker. #T1#
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Tom Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giroud tries to stall but Baker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Giroud's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Baker improves position. #BC#
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Giroud closes the distance and pushes Baker back into the ropes.#BC#
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroud throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Giroud misses.
Giroud is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tom Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Giroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Baker there.
Giroud dodges the punch combination from Baker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giroud.#T2#
Baker tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giroud throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Giroud throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Baker rushes Giroud and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Baker breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baker up against the ropes.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Giroud tries to stall but Baker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tom Baker!
Tom Baker took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: Rick's Rumble 9
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
A big left from Smoochie Wallace misses.
Giroud lunges at Smoochie Wallace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smoochie Wallace's hand.
Giroud ducks right into an uppercut from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace stuns Giroud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smoochie Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smoochie Wallace dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Smoochie Wallace replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Giroud blocks it well.
Giroud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Giroud moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Giroud counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giroud.#T1#
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smoochie Wallace! But no joy.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud slips under a jab.
Giroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Giroud.
Smoochie Wallace stalks Giroud and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Giroud's face. Giroud staggers backwards, shaken.
Giroud moves forwards but Smoochie Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giroud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giroud wants to clinch up but Smoochie Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Smoochie Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Giroud scores with a jab.
Giroud defending well as Smoochie Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Giroud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Giroud throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoochie Wallace tries to bum rush Giroud with a series of wild strikes but Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giroud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but Smoochie Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giroud listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giroud is able to avoid easily.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Smoochie Wallace walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
An intense looking Bastien Giroud took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: AKT 15
Date: Feb 21, 2020

#R1#
Nice shot by Lowell.#CL#
Lowell moves into range and clinches up with Giroud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Lowell lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowell wants to stall.
Giroud looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowell's elbow.
Lowell wants to stall.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Come on Lowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud scores with a hook to the body.
Lowell misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land. #T1#
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lowell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowell tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lowell up against the ropes.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Lowell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowell lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Lowell breaks from the clinch.
Giroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowell.
Lowell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giroud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Lowell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Giroud gets a clinch.
Lowell working aggressively here.
A short right from Giroud on the inside.
Lowell is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giroud tries to throw a body punch but Lowell avoids it by throwing Giroud back against the ropes.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Lowell. #T2##BC#
Lowell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Lowell catches Giroud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowell cracks the inside of Giroud's front leg. #CL2#
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
Lowell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
A short uppercut from Lowell.
Lowell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giroud scores with a shot to the side of Lowell's head.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Lowell.
Lowell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giroud is trying to stall.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Giroud tries to stall but Lowell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lowell tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
That's time! Lowell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Giroud rushes Lowell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Giroud. #BC#
Lowell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Lowell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowell working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lowell as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Lowell is working Giroud over against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Lowell as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Lowell breaks from the clinch.
Lowell throws a leg kick which misses Giroud's front leg but catches the back leg as Giroud tries to avoid it. #T1#
Lowell circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Lowell moves into range and clinches up with Giroud.
Lowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Lowell lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giroud.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowell.
Nice body punch from Lowell - that landed with a thud.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Lowell misses with some punches.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowell.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowell blocking some punches.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowell misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lowell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lowell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowell working aggressively here.
Lowell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Lowell.
Lowell tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aaron Lowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell lands with a right to the head.
Lowell lands a shot to the body.
Lowell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giroud or not.
Lowell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
Lowell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowell blocks a body shot from Giroud.
Lowell lands with a right to the head.
Lowell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
Lowell controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lowell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lowell blocks a jab.
Giroud scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Lowell.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Giroud.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Giroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud 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. #CL2#
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Lowell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell misses with some punches. #BC#
Lowell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowell scores with a push kick.#CL#
Lowell clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lowell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Giroud takes a shot to the head.
Lowell lands a shoulder strike.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Lowell breaks the clinch.
Lowell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud. #CL#
Lowell has closed the distance and engaged Giroud in a clinch.
Lowell trying to stall but Giroud improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowell avoiding damage as Giroud throws knees to the body.
Lowell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud is looking to control Lowell's arms but Lowell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Lowell on the inside.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Lowell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giroud is keeping busy.
Lowell slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lowell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lowell blocking some punches.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Lowell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Lowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Lowell.
Well Lowell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Bastien Giroud stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: AKT 13
Date: Jan 24, 2020

#R1#
Kazama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazama slips a jab from Giroud.
Kazama slips under a jab from Giroud.
Kazama scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Giroud. That snapped Kazama's head back.
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giroud throws out the jab.
It appears Kazama was looking to counter with a kick there.
Giroud misses with a right hand
and Kazama counters with an inside leg kick.
Giroud 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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giroud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giroud tries to bum rush Kazama with a series of wild strikes but Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazama throwing a counter right hand but Giroud manages to avoid it.
Kazama lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Kazama.
Giroud moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#
Kazama is rocked!
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Oh Kazama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Giroud instigates a clinch.
Giroud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Giroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud. #T1#
Giroud pushes Kazama back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kazama throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Giroud breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kazama with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kazama looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kazama get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud stared into the camera and said 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: RR 3 !!NEW YEAR KNOCKOUTS!!
Date: Jan 01, 2020

#R1#
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cpp throws a counter high kick but Giroud was just alert enough to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Cpp.
Cpp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Giroud misses with a hook
and Cpp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Giroud gets a clinch.
Cpp digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giroud is looking to control Cpp's arms but Cpp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Cpp lands a nice shot to the body.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Cpp lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Cpp.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cpp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
Cpp lands with a left to the head. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Cpp.
Cpp is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cpp lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpp.
Cpp lands a shot to the body.
Cpp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpp lands a nice shot to the body.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Cpp.
Cpp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cpp lands a nice knee to the body.
Cpp lands a nice knee to the body.
Cpp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giroud looks winded!
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cpp seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Giroud can turn it around.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cpp is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Cpp lands a right hand.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Giroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cpp lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Cpp connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpp.
A right hand to the body from Cpp.
Cpp crunches a lovely knee into Giroud's ribcage.
Cpp lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Cpp with a knee to the head.
Cpp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cpp lands a hook that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud looking to throw knees to the head but Cpp is blocking nicely.
Cpp scores with a shoulder strike.
Cpp scores with a shoulder strike.
Cpp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Giroud is rocked!
A short right from Cpp on the inside.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Cpp finish him?#T3#
Cpp lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cpp.
Cpp cracks Giroud with a nice body shot.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
Cpp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cpp.
Cpp is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cpp with a knee to the head.
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Cpp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cpp lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
Cpp lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Bastien Giroud has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
A left hand lands to the body for Cpp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cpp.
Cpp lands an uppercut.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4#
Cpp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cpp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giroud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cpp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cpp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cpp.
Giroud misses with the head strike.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Giroud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Cpp lands a damaging elbow.
Cpp digs a right hand underneath Giroud's ribcage. Giroud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cpp obliges.
Giroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cpp is defending well for now.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cpp is leaning against Giroud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Cpp digs a right hand into Giroud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giroud's gas tank.
Cpp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Cpp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Giroud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cpp cracks Giroud with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Giroud is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Giroud is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Giroud could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Master Cpp!
Our winner, Master Cpp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bastien Giroud stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: AKT 8!
Date: Dec 12, 2019

#R1#
Siriwat tries to close the distance and clinch but Giroud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chokdee Siriwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Giroud there.#CUT#
It looks like Chokdee Siriwat has been cut.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Giroud there.
Siriwat tries to clinch there but Giroud circles away.
Siriwat misses with a kick to the body.
Giroud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Giroud misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Siriwat pushes Giroud up against the ropes in a clinch.
Siriwat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Siriwat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giroud.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giroud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giroud stalling.
Giroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siriwat backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giroud. #ROC#
Siriwat is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siriwat tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Siriwat seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Siriwat letting Giroud take a breather here.
Siriwat lands a right hand.
Giroud effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Giroud on the inside. #T1#
Siriwat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giroud slowing the pace effectively.
Siriwat takes a shot to the head.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giroud prevents Siriwat from breaking the clinch.
Giroud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siriwat blocks it with crossed arms.
Giroud lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroud.
Giroud avoiding damage as Siriwat throws knees to the body.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siriwat obliges.#BC2#
Siriwat breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Giroud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siriwat backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siriwat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giroud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Giroud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroud lands an uppercut.
Giroud is pushing Siriwat up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
Siriwat missing with knees to the body.
Giroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giroud digs a right hand into Siriwat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Siriwat's gas tank.
Siriwat looks winded!
Siriwat tries to break free but Giroud pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Giroud.
Siriwat missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Giroud as Siriwat tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giroud.
Siriwat 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 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siriwats head. #KD#
Giroud drops Siriwat with a big knee! Will Siriwat beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Siriwat is still on wobbly legs! Can Giroud finish him?
Giroud looks to land a combination but Siriwat avoids it well.
Giroud is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Giroud shuts the power down on Siriwat. Lights out, game over! Giroud is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, Bastien Giroud took to the microphone: 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: RICK'S RUMBLER #1
Date: Nov 19, 2019

#R1#
Van Roosmalen connects with a crisp jab.
Giroud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Roosmalen throws a right and a left that Giroud avoids nicely.
Giroud 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.
Giroud lands with a hook. Van Roosmalen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Roosmalen throws a lazy right hand but Giroud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Roosmalen.#CL#
Giroud gets a clinch.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Giroud cracks Van Roosmalen with a nice body shot.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling him.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Roosmalen throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
Giroud scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Roosmalen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen stalling in the clinch but Giroud improves position.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Giroud has control. #T1#
Van Roosmalen looking to stall.
Van Roosmalen trying to stall but Giroud improves his position.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Giroud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling him.
Giroud lands a right hand.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC2#
Van Roosmalen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Van Roosmalen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giroud jabs Van Roosmalen right on the nose. Van Roosmalen blinks but takes it well.
Van Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Van Roosmalen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Roosmalen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Giroud clinches with his opponent.
Giroud is looking to control Van Roosmalen's arms but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it.
Giroud pushes Van Roosmalen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud is looking to control Van Roosmalen's arms but Van Roosmalen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud misses with some punches.
Giroud wants to stall.
Van Roosmalen tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stall. #T3#
Van Roosmalen scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giroud keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Roosmalen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Roosmalen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giroud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giroud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Giroud for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.#T4#
Giroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Giroud tries to stall but Van Roosmalen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice shot to the body.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it.
Van Roosmalen is trying to maintain a safe position but Giroud gets an underhook and turns Van Roosmalen into the ropes.
Giroud keeps control of Van Roosmalen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giroud trying to land knees to the body.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Giroud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Giroud misses with a wild combination.
Giroud walks into a straight right hand from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Roosmalen.#CL#
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Bastien Giroud has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Van Roosmalen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the ropes.
Giroud throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Giroud tries a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen blocking some punches.
Van Roosmalen tries to break the clinch but Giroud is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen taking a breather.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Roosmalen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Giroud has him pinned against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a knee to the head.
Van Roosmalen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen pushes Giroud back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud leaning against his opponent.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Giroud.
Van Roosmalen cracks Giroud with a nice body shot.
Van Roosmalen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud looking to stall.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Giroud lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroud.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud trying to control the position but instead, Van Roosmalen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giroud into the ropes.
Giroud lands a shot to the body.
Giroud being controlled against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Roosmalen as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Van Roosmalen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giroud is keeping busy.#T3##BC2#
Van Roosmalen breaks from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen connects with a nice looking jab.
Giroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Roosmalen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#CL#
Giroud fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Roosmalen, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giroud blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giroud misses the jab.
Giroud wants to clinch up but Van Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Giroud has managed to clinch.
Van Roosmalen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giroud prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Giroud away but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Giroud lands an uppercut.#T4#
Giroud working aggressively here.
Van Roosmalen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Giroud wants to stall.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Van Roosmalen breaks from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Giroud misses its intended target.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giroud lands the left hand.
Giroud throws a lazy right hand but Van Roosmalen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen lands a jab to Giroud's midsection.
Van Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Roosmalen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Roosmalen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giroud finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Roosmalen's head.
Van Roosmalen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
#R3#
Giroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Roosmalen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Roosmalen to score with a decent uppercut.
Giroud misses with a looping left.
Van Roosmalen thuds his right hand into Giroud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Roosmalen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roosmalen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Roosmalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giroud tries to bum rush Van Roosmalen with a series of wild strikes but Van Roosmalen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Roosmalen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giroud tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giroud looks to throw the jab but Van Roosmalen is out of range.
Giroud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Roosmalen under the eye.
Giroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Roosmalen.
Giroud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Roosmalen throws out the jab.
Giroud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Roosmalen misses with a looping right.
Giroud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1##CL#
Giroud instigates a clinch.
Giroud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroud misses with a body punch.
Van Roosmalen tries to stall but Giroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roosmalen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Van Roosmalen misses with some punches.
Van Roosmalen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Van Roosmalen.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Giroud won't allow it. #T2#
Giroud lands a knee to the head.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giroud has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Roosmalen has a couple of punches blocked by Giroud.
Van Roosmalen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Giroud tries to land a knee to the head but Van Roosmalen blocks with his arms.
Van Roosmalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Giroud has double underhooks.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giroud lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Roosmalen off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
A quick step to the side and Giroud tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Giroud misses
and Van Roosmalen counters with a thumping low kick.
Giroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robin Van Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giroud throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range. #T3#
Van Roosmalen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Roosmalen scores with a one two! Giroud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Van Roosmalen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Roosmalen.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Giroud misses with a few strikes there.
Van Roosmalen clobbers Giroud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giroud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giroud misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Van Roosmalen finds it's target.
A punch combination from Giroud misses.
Giroud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Van Roosmalen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giroud doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen looks to land a right hand but Giroud moved out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Giroud's shoulder, as Giroud tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roosmalen avoids the body shot from Giroud.
Giroud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Giroud throws a body punch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook.#T4#
Giroud misses with a hook
and Van Roosmalen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giroud takes a swing at Van Roosmalen's ribcage but misses.
Van Roosmalen is looking to slow Giroud down with leg kicks.
Giroud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Roosmalen lands with an overhand left.
Van Roosmalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Van Roosmalen counter with a right hand.
Van Roosmalen throws a front kick that sends Giroud stumbling back into the ropes.
Giroud misses with a straight left. #CL#
Giroud closes the distance and pushes Van Roosmalen back into the ropes.
Giroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Roosmalen backwards.
Giroud trying to stall but Van Roosmalen improves his position.
Giroud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Roosmalen can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Van Roosmalen tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Roosmalen working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Giroud fails to land.
Giroud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Van Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giroud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Robin Van Roosmalen!

Robin Van Roosmalen wins by unanimous decision!
Robin Van Roosmalen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: RH103
Date: Oct 26, 2019

#R1#
Uhtredsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giroud.
Uhtredsson throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uhtredsson. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uhtredsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Giroud is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A swing and a miss from Giroud.
Good shot there by Uhtredsson.
Uhtredsson throws the left hand but Giroud avoids the punch easily.
Uhtredsson dodges the punch combination from Giroud.
Uhtredsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giroud finds it's way round the side to connect with Uhtredsson's head.
Uhtredsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uhtredsson scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Uhtredsson circles away.
Giroud lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uhtredsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giroud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uhtredsson can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Giroud 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC2#
Giroud is rocked!#T1#
Uhtredsson connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Giroud's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Giroud - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gustav Uhtredsson!
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: RH87
Date: Sep 18, 2019

#R1#
Giroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Giroud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giroud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kunakorn thuds his shin into the meat of Giroud's side.#KD2#
Kunakorn connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Giroud onto his butt! Giroud bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC2#
Giroud is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Kunakorn.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud darts in trying to clinch
and Kunakorn counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Giroud to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bayani Kunakorn!
An out of breath Bayani Kunakorn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: RH74
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Giroud throws a right hand that misses
letting Takemura counter with a right hand.
Giroud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giroud misses with a left hand
and Takemura counters with a nice uppercut.
Giroud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takemura counters with a right hand to the body.
Giroud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giroud slips a jab and a cross from Takemura.
Giroud moves to clinch but Takemura breaks away
and Takemura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Takemura tries to keep at a distance but Giroud has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC#
Takemura breaks the clinch.
Giroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takemura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takemura jabs Giroud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takemura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Takemura.
Good exchange - Takemura coming out on top.
Takemura seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takemura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
Takemura misses with a body punch
and Giroud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takemura misses with a lunging right hand
and Takemura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takemura jabs Giroud right on the nose. Giroud blinks but takes it well.
Giroud misses with a double jab. #CL2#
Giroud has closed the distance and engaged Takemura in a clinch.
Giroud looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Giroud. #ROC2#
Takemura is rocked!
Takemura tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud taking a breather.
Giroud lands with a right to the head.
Oh Takemura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giroud breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Takemura with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Takemura looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Takemura get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bastien Giroud!
Post fight, an emotional Bastien Giroud said 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: RH62
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Giroud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL2#
Smith forces Giroud back against the ropes and clinches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Giroud has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giroud or not.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Giroud's head.
Giroud is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Giroud into the ropes.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giroud.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giroud throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giroud swinging wildly here.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#
Giroud is rocked!
Giroud falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a big uppercut that drops Giroud face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bryant Smith!
A very excited looking Bryant Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Bastien Giroud was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: RH53
Date: Jul 13, 2019

#R1#
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. #T1#
Sigfusson moves out of range as Giroud strikes.
Giroud sets himself, and Sigfusson steps forward looking for the clinch! Giroud avoids it this time.#CL2#
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. #T2#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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!#CL2#
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!
#R3#
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'.

Event: RH39
Date: Jun 19, 2019

#R1#
Some wild striking there from March.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by March!
Giroud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giroud tests March's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giroud scores with a big combo that sends March crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as March flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Giroud jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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'.

Event: RH28
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Giroud takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Giroud's leg but Giroud calmly moves out of range.
Giroud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giroud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giroud connects with a single shot there.
Giroud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL2#
Giroud pushes Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Giroud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Giroud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud scores with a shoulder strike.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Giroud.
I was talking to Thu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Giroud.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Giroud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Thu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu throws a head punch that misses.
Giroud lands with a short shot to the head.
Thu is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu 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 misses with the head strike.
Giroud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giroud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Thu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Giroud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Giroud moves into the clinch.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giroud lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thu.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroud can do to turn this around?
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Giroud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T1#
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Thu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giroud.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thu obliges.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giroud is breathing heavily.
Giroud swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giroud avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Giroud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T2#
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Giroud back against the ropes.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands an elbow just above Giroud 's eye.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike.
Thu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouds head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroud.
Giroud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giroud's defenses. #ROC#
Giroud is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Bastien Giroud has been cut.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Thu finish him?
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu gets through Giroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bastien Giroud's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Thu scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Giroud closes the distance and pushes Thu back into the ropes.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
Thu scores with a hook to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Thu.
Giroud has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Giroud lands with a light punch inside.
Thu blocking some punches.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Giroud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giroud lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Thu. #T1#
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giroud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Giroud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Giroud looking to stall.
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Giroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giroud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Giroud blocks the elbow strike.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giroud working aggressively here.
Thu lands a right hand.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Giroud misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Thu working Giroud over with knees to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Giroud shrugs off.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giroud is looking to control Thu's arms but Thu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maung Maung Thu!
Bastien Giroud was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: KILL - 21 : Sandy Shuffle
Date: Apr 13, 2019

#R1#
West is looking to clinch.
Dane West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West tries to clinch but Giroud is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Giroud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giroud scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Giroud.
Giroud throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.
Giroud staggers West with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! West 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 0:17 of round 1, 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'.

Event: KILL - 16 : Boardwalk Bout
Date: Mar 27, 2019

#R1#
Van Roosmalen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Roosmalen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Roosmalen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giroud.
Van Roosmalen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Giroud ducks under a wild hook from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the side of Giroud's head but Giroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giroud digs a good body shot into Van Roosmalen's ribs.
Van Roosmalen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Roosmalen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
Giroud slips a jab from Van Roosmalen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Roosmalen. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud moves out of range as Van Roosmalen strikes.
Giroud misses the shot to the body.
Giroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giroud throws a series of punches but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen thinks about countering with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Roosmalen.
Giroud looks to land a combination. Van Roosmalen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick but Giroud moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook but Giroud avoids it easily.
Van Roosmalen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giroud. That did some damage!
Giroud misses with a hook
and Van Roosmalen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Van Roosmalen staggers Giroud with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Giroud 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 Van Roosmalen is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robin Van Roosmalen!
The defeated Bastien Giroud had this to say: 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

Event: KILL - 12 : Muay Thai Masters
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Van Der Elst throws a looping overhand right but Giroud ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Elst takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Der Elst throws a sloppy head kick
and Giroud counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Der Elst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#
Van Der Elst is rocked!
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud staggers Van Der Elst with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Van Der Elst 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 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: KILL - 8 : Striking Sunsets
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
McGregor throws a wild body kick that Giroud sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGregor, right into the meat.
Giroud with a hook.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giroud's sensitive parts.
McGregor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giroud 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 tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGregor misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giroud slips under a jab.
Giroud misses with a left hand
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
Giroud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giroud, as that shot connected.
Giroud checks a low kick from McGregor.
Giroud scores with a hook.
Giroud connects with a crisp jab.
McGregor scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Giroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Giroud lands with a good body shot.
McGregor moves forwards but Giroud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of McGregor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGregor lands a right hook to the body.
Giroud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGregor at a distance.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
Giroud misses with a looping right.
McGregor walks into a stiff left hand from Giroud.
Giroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giroud moves away.
Giroud misses with a left hand
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGregor - that will leave a mark!
McGregor slips under a jab.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGregor throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giroud has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T2#
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGregor ducks right into an uppercut from Giroud.
McGregor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giroud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGregor eats them both and turns towards Giroud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Giroud is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McGregor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
Giroud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giroud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGregor. McGregor obviously looking to wear him down.
McGregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giroud to score with a decent uppercut.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giroud 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.
McGregor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick
letting Giroud counter with a right hand.
Giroud connects with a looping right hand.
McGregor slips under a jab from Giroud.
Giroud lands a lovely overhand right.
Giroud misses with the combination. #T3#
Giroud misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giroud.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
Giroud throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1-2. McGregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giroud misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Giroud lands a slapping body shot.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
Giroud misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Giroud.
Giroud throws a shot from downtown. McGregor moves away and avoids it.
Giroud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Giroud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.
Giroud throws the left hand but McGregor avoids the punch easily.
McGregor throws a body punch but Giroud moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by McGregor.
Giroud is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Giroud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
Giroud throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giroud lands a two punch combo.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giroud lands with a right hand.
Giroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGregor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Giroud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Giroud avoids the head kick by McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor walks into a straight right hand from Giroud.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Giroud.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
It looked like McGregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bastien Giroud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giroud throws a combination. McGregor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGregor misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Giroud. Those never looked like landing.
Giroud connects with a right hand. McGregor shakes it off.
Giroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Giroud scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC#
Giroud is rocked!
Giroud lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor connects with a nice looking jab.
Giroud is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
McGregor lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud blocks a head kick by McGregor.
Giroud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor misses the shot to the body.
Giroud looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Giroud misses the target.
Giroud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGregor.
McGregor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giroud is breathing heavily.
Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Giroud misses.
McGregor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Giroud seems to have recovered his senses.
McGregor throws the kick towards the body but Giroud avoids it.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGregor moves out of range as Giroud strikes.
McGregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by McGregor. Beautiful body shot.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGregor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
Giroud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giroud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGregor.#T2#
Giroud moves out of range of the body kick.
McGregor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giroud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Giroud misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giroud throws a body shot but no joy.
Giroud scores with a shot to the body.
Giroud misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
McGregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
Giroud scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
McGregor takes a swing at Giroud's ribcage but misses.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giroud looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McGregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giroud finds it's way round the side to connect with McGregor's head.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giroud lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giroud, as that shot connected.
Giroud misses with a series of wild punches.
McGregor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
As McGregor backs off Giroud throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
McGregor slips a straight right by Giroud.
Giroud lands with a cross. #T4#
Giroud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giroud throws out the jab.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Giroud scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGregor blocks a jab.
Giroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giroud misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giroud looks to land a right hand but McGregor moved out of range.
McGregor slips under a jab from Giroud.
Giroud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGregor. McGregor obviously looking to wear him down.
Giroud connects with a jab.
McGregor throws a hook but Giroud avoids it easily.
Giroud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGregor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giroud throws a series of strikes that have McGregor backpedaling.
McGregor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giroud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGregor scrambles back to his feet.
McGregor throws a hook but Giroud blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bastien Giroud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Giroud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giroud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giroud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGregor.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Giroud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor throws a solid leg kick but Giroud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGregor.
Giroud throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
Giroud takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giroud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGregor - the referee stops the clock and Giroud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGregor. Giroud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
Giroud slips under a jab.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giroud blocks a leg kick.
Giroud throws a poor cross that misses
and McGregor counters with a left and a right that stings Giroud.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
Giroud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giroud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.
Giroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Giroud lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor ducks right into an uppercut from Giroud.
Giroud misses with an uppercut
and McGregor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
McGregor lands a head kick!
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giroud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Giroud.
McGregor cracks Giroud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Giroud moves out of range easily.
Giroud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGregor.
Giroud thuds his right hand into McGregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giroud moves forwards but McGregor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Giroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroud lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
Giroud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGregor.
Giroud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giroud misses with a looping right.#T3#
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through Giroud's defenses.
Giroud throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor throws a lazy body kick
letting Giroud counter with a right hand.
McGregor swings for the body but Giroud moves out of range.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giroud manages to avoid it.
Giroud with a nice cross.
McGregor lands a head kick. Giroud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Connor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giroud.
McGregor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Giroud misses with a hook.
Giroud misses with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor scores with a nice body kick.
Giroud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giroud walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGregor.
Giroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giroud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGregor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giroud is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Bastien Giroud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giroud blocks a low kick nicely.
Giroud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giroud swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giroud avoids the head kick by McGregor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Giroud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor 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.
Giroud lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giroud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Giroud!
Bastien Giroud looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Nobody in the division can take my shots ! Its a message to the rest of the fighters: im coming'.

Event: KILL - 6 : Pineapple Punch
Date: Feb 04, 2019

#R1#
Switcher tries to clinch up
and Giroud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giroud moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Switcher darts in and clinches Giroud up against the ropes.
Giroud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Switcher has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Switcher.
Switcher scores with a knee to the head.
Switcher gets through Giroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Switcher - that landed with a thud.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Switcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Switcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Switcher.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
We've been informed that Switcher 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.
Switcher throws an elbow that misses.
Switcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Switcher.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Switcher lands a left hand.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Giroud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL2#
Switcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Giroud to work.
Switcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Switcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giroud blocks it with crossed arms.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Switcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroud's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Switcher misses with a body punch.
Giroud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Giroud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Switcher lands an elbow that stopped Giroud in his tracks for a moment.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Switcher misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Switcher. #ROC2#
Giroud is rocked!
Switcher misses with a knee strike.
Oh Giroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giroud is looking to control Switcher's arms but Switcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroud has his back to the ropes.
Giroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Switcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroud stalling in the clinch but Switcher improves position.
A short left from Switcher. #T4#
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Switcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Switcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giroud wants to get back to striking at distance but Switcher won't allow it.
Giroud avoids a wild elbow strike from Switcher.
Switcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Giroud controls his hands.
Switcher scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Switcher misses with the head strike.
Switcher slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Switcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Switcher gets a clinch.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Switcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Switcher looking to throw knees to the head but Giroud is blocking nicely.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Switcher. #T1#
Switcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher misses with a punch to the body.
Switcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouds head.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Switcher working aggressively here.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Switcher working aggressively here. #T2#
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Giroud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giroud dips to his left and cracks Switcher with an uppercut!
Giroud catches Switcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Giroud lands a right hook to the body.
Giroud throws a good cross that connects.
Giroud misses with a straight left.
Giroud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Giroud does no damage.
Switcher missing with a left hand there. Giroud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giroud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Switcher in his tracks. #CL2#
Giroud tries to keep at a distance but Switcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Switcher working aggressively here.
Dean Switcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Switcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Switcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Switcher trying to land knees to the body.
Giroud is trying to break the clinch but Switcher has him pressed against the ropes.
Giroud tries to stall but Switcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Switcher can't find room to land a body shot as Giroud controls the action.
Switcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giroud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giroud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Switcher lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Giroud breaks the clinch.
Switcher wants to clinch.
Switcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4#
Switcher catches Giroud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Switcher. #BC2#
Switcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastien Giroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Switcher drives through and clinches with Giroud against the ropes.
Switcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Switcher tries a body shot but Giroud blocks it.
Giroud blocks an elbow strike from Switcher.
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!
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
A nice right hand lands inside from Switcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Switcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Giroud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Switcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giroud throws an overhand right that lands on Switcher's shoulder, as Switcher tries to avoid the shot.
Bastien Giroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Switcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Giroud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giroud throws a one two combo. #CL2#
Switcher clinches up against the ropes.
Switcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Giroud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Switcher as Giroud tries to tie him up.
Giroud avoiding damage as Switcher throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroud wants to stall.
Giroud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maybe Giroud would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Switcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Switcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroud blocks a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giroud.
Giroud managing to block the knees to the body from Switcher.
Switcher trying to land knees to the body.
Switcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Switcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Switcher.
Giroud blocks an uppercut.
Switcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Switcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T2#
Switcher misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Switcher breaks the clinch.
Switcher wants to clinch.
A cross from Giroud lands.
Giroud misses with the combination.
Giroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Switcher.
Switcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Giroud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giroud throwing a counter right hand but Switcher manages to avoid it.
Switcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Switcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Switcher fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Switcher moves forwards but Giroud connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T3#
Giroud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giroud misses with a double jab.
Giroud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giroud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bastien Giroud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Switcher clinches with his opponent.
Switcher misses with some punches.
Switcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giroud avoids it.
Switcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Switcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Switcher tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Switcher back against the ropes.
Switcher is working Giroud over against the ropes.
Giroud can't break the clinch.
Switcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Switcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Switcher tries to throw a body punch but Giroud avoids it by throwing Switcher back against the ropes.
Giroud prevents a body shot from Switcher.
Switcher tries to work over Giroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Switcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroud backwards.
Switcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#BC2#
Switcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giroud swats away the attempt to clinch by Switcher.
Decent striking displayed by Giroud there.
Bastien Giroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Switcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Giroud misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dean Switcher.
I've got Switcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Switcher!
Bastien Giroud spoke after the fight, saying 'It's just a setback on the road to greatness. Ill be back stronger !'.

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