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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 6525 p4p, 3393 weight class) and Shane Murphy (ranked 517 p4p, 345 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zinsou tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zinsou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zinsou managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zinsou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zinsou gets a clinch.
Zinsou breaks the clinch.
Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zinsou, pushing him back against the ropes.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
Zinsou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou stalling against the ropes.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zinsou's efforts to push away.
Zinsou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Zinsou's ribcage.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Zinsou blocks it.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zinsou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Zinsou against the ropes.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murphy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zinsou scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Zinsou had a free shot at his head there.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
Zinsou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zinsou pushes Murphy up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zinsou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Zinsou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy moves to clinch but Zinsou breaks away
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand.
Zinsou swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zinsou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
That's time! Zinsou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zinsou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zinsou scores with a shot to the body.
Zinsou clinches up against the ropes.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zinsou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murphy, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zinsou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murphy up against the ropes.
Zinsou tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy trying to control the position but instead, Zinsou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murphy into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Zinsou has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zinsou takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Zinsou blocks it.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zinsou keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy clinches.
Yayi Zinsou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Zinsou has the dominant position.
Zinsou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Zinsou keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy is trying to push Zinsou away but Zinsou has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou breaks the clinch.
Zinsou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Zinsou connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Murphy misses
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand.
It looks like Shane Murphy has been cut.
Zinsou scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zinsou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Yayi Zinsou is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Zinsou has Murphy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murphy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Zinsou wants to stall.
Murphy looking to throw knees to the head but Zinsou is blocking nicely.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zinsou wants to clinch.
Zinsou moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zinsou is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Zinsou keeps the fight on the outside.
Zinsou swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Yayi Zinsou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zinsou has double underhooks.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Zinsou is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Zinsou tries to tie him up.
Zinsou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zinsou tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the ropes.
Zinsou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zinsou as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Zinsou taking a breather.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zinsou is defending well for now.
Murphy taking a breather.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Zinsou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy tries to move into range but Zinsou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Zinsou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zinsou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zinsou to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy wants to clinch but Zinsou slips to the side
and Zinsou counters with a straight right hand.
Shane Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinsou rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Zinsou digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yayi Zinsou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zinsou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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