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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Zizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Banner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carmina Burana. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
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287 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Zizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzo lands an overhand right.
Zizzo misses with a body kick.
Le Banner moves out of range as Zizzo throws a body kick.
Le Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zizzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zizzo lands a head kick. Le Banner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zizzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Banner.
Le Banner lands with a shot to the body.
Zizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Le Banner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zizzo cracks Le Banner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zizzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zizzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zizzo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zizzo throws a head kick but Le Banner moves out of range.
Zizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Le Banner gets a clinch.
Le Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zizzo misses with a wild body shot.
Zizzo misses with a body kick.
Le Banner connects with a single shot there.
Le Banner throws a lazy right hand but Zizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Zizzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zizzo is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Le Banner.
Zizzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zizzo misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Banner blocks a head kick by Zizzo.
Zizzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zizzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zizzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zizzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Banner manages to avoid it.
Le Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Banner forces Zizzo back against the ropes and clinches.
Zizzo working hard to break the clinch.
Le Banner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zizzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le Banner is able to avoid easily.
Zizzo swinging wildly here.
Le Banner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Le Banner moves out of range as Zizzo throws a body kick.
Le Banner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zizzo takes one on the button.
Colin Zizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zizzo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Le Banner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zizzo is breathing heavily.
Zizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zizzo manages to avoid it.
Zizzo throws a lazy head kick
and Le Banner counters by clinching up.
Le Banner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Le Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner manages to break the clinch.
Zizzo slips a jab from Le Banner.
Zizzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le Banner 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.
A jab from Le Banner finds it's way through Zizzo's defenses.
Zizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Le Banner.
Zizzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Banner throws a right and a left that Zizzo avoids nicely.
Zizzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Le Banner both land. Nice combination.
Zizzo is rocked!
Zizzo leaves his chin hanging out and Le Banner seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Zizzo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Le Banner!
A victorious Jerome Le Banner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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