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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes to the cage accompanied by Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shia Locke!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Linkke clinches.
Locke wants to stall.
Locke pushes off an throws an elbow but Linkke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Linkke backwards.
Linkke manages to break the clinch.
Locke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linkke throws out the jab.
Locke throws a head kick that misses
and Linkke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linkke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Locke.
Locke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkke moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Linkke controls his hands.
Linkke breaks from the clinch.
Locke takes a swing at Linkke's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Locke as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Locke tries to land a body kick
and Linkke counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke lands a head kick!
It looks like Horst Linkke has been cut.
Linkke cracks Locke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linkke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
Linkke looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Locke tries to clinch but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shia Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Linkke.
Locke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linkke moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a leg kick that misses.
Locke misses with a shot to the body
and Linkke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Linkke slips under a jab.
Locke lands a nice looking body kick.
Locke lands a lovely overhand right.
Linkke throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke throws a sloppy head kick and Linkke moves out of range easily.
Linkke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linkke avoids the head kick by Locke.
Linkke throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linkke lands a glancing blow to the side of Locke's head.
Linkke lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horst Linkke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Locke throws a sloppy head kick and Linkke moves out of range easily.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Locke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linkke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linkke misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Locke.
Linkke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Locke throws a shot from downtown. Linkke moves away and avoids it.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke cracks the inside of Linkke's front leg.
A big right from Locke misses.
Locke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linkke counters by moving into the clinch.
Linkke breaks from the clinch.
Locke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linkke throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke jabs at Linkke's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Linkke misses the target.
Shia Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linkke misses with a straight left.
Locke lands with a straight right. Linkke didn't see that one coming.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linkke.
Locke throws a head kick but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke misses with a looping right.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linkke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linkke blocks a head kick by Locke.
Locke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linkke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Linkke is just out of range.
Locke throws a head kick but Linkke moves out of range.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linkke lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linkke misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Locke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Linkke is rocked!
Locke ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Linkke out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shia Locke!
During a confident post fight interview, Shia Locke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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