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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 935 p4p, 534 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 27 p4p, 17 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi slips a straight right by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kapisi misses the shot to the body.
Kapisi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi has Delsarte up against the cage in a clinch.
Delsarte lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kapisi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kapisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Kapisi swings widly with a right hand
and Delsarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delsarte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Delsarte - just one landing.
Kapisi misses with a left hand
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapisi scores with a sloppy right hand. Delsarte should have avoided that one.
Delsarte thumps Kapisi with a low kick.
Kapisi digs a good hook to Delsarte's body.
Kapisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delsarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapisi.
A quick step to the side and Delsarte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi misses the shot to the body.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Kapisi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte delivers a nice body kick.
Kapisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delsarte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kapisi's head.
Kapisi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kapisi lands with a good body shot.
Kapisi misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Delsarte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Delsarte throws a leg kick which misses Kapisi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kapisi tries to avoid it.
Kapisi lands with an uppercut that bounces Delsarte off the cage and back into range.
Kapisi is looking to clinch but Delsarte is avoiding it.
Kapisi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Kapisi misses
and Delsarte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delsarte thuds his shin into the meat of Kapisi's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delsarte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delsarte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Delsarte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Kapisi.
Kapisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi throws a leg kick but Delsarte moved away.
Kapisi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Delsarte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kapisi misses with a lunging right hand
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delsarte. Delsarte obviously looking to wear him down.
Delsarte works Kapisi's body with a nice hook.
Delsarte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kapisi's sensitive parts.
Delsarte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice body punch from Kapisi.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Delsarte. Beautiful body shot.
Kapisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kapisi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
Kapisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte cracks Kapisi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a head kick. Kapisi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapisi.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delsarte. Kapisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapisi misses with a hook to the body
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delsarte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kapisi.
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delsarte moves away.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Delsarte punishes Kapisi's body with a nice straight punch.
Delsarte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Delsarte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delsarte.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapisi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delsarte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delsarte throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Kapisi.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
Kapisi lands a nice hook to Delsarte's body. Delsarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Delsarte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kapisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Kapisi throws a nice looking combination but Delsarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Delsarte swings for the body but Kapisi moves out of range.
Delsarte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapisi.
Delsarte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kapisi connects with a body shot.
Kapisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delsarte throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Delsarte.
Kapisi slips under a jab from Delsarte.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delsarte tried to counter with a leg kick but Kapisi avoided it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Delsarte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kapisi throws a right hand that misses
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kapisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delsarte.
Delsarte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Delsarte.
Delsarte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kapisi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kapisi ducks under a wild hook from Delsarte.
Delsarte tests Kapisi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kapisi backs away, Delsarte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Delsarte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kapisi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Delsarte moves away from the strike by Kapisi.
Delsarte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapisi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delsarte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kapisi.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Delsarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kapisi can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Kapisi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi misses the jab.
Delsarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Kapisi should have avoided that one.
Kapisi with a hook.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good standup being displayed there by Delsarte as he connects with a hook.
Kapisi clinches up against the cage.
Kapisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapisi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Delsarte scores with a leg kick.
Kapisi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
Kapisi misses with a few strikes there.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kapisi lands an overhand right.
Kapisi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kapisi misses the shot 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!
Kapisi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Kapisi lands a right hook to the body.
Delsarte scores with a leg kick.
Delsarte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Delsarte misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kapisi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delsarte has time to react.
Delsarte checks a leg kick.
Delsarte feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kapisi missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kapisi throws a shot to the body.
Delsarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Delsarte throws a hook but Kapisi blocks it.
Kapisi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Delsarte walks into a straight right hand from Kapisi.
Jeez, Gauthier Delsarte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Kapisi.
Kapisi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Delsarte finds it's way round the side to connect with Kapisi's head.
Kapisi drops Delsarte with a huge uppercut! Delsarte drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kapisi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keone Kapisi!
Keone Kapisi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Gauthier Delsarte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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