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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Ponting told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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160 lbs
28 - 26 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Ponting!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barchandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting slips under a jab from Barchandao.
Barchandao looks to throw the jab but Ponting is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barchandao misses the target.
Barchandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponting ducks right into an uppercut from Barchandao.
A jab from Ponting misses.
Good exchange - Ponting coming out on top.
Barchandao misses with a wild body shot.
Ponting works over Barchandao's head and body with a nice combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ponting lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barchandao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barchandao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barchandao takes one on the button.
Ponting moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponting takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ponting works over Barchandao's head and body with a nice combination.
Ponting throws a sloppy head kick and Barchandao moves out of range easily.
Barchandao looks to throw the jab but Ponting is out of range.
Barchandao checks a leg kick.
Ponting misses with a hook
and Ponting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ponting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barchandao moves away.
Barchandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barchandao avoids the head kick by Ponting.
Ponting throws a looping overhand right but Barchandao ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Barchandao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponting lands a jab to the head.
Barchandao misses with a wild body shot.
Barchandao moves forwards but Ponting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barchandao throws an overhand right that lands on Ponting's shoulder, as Ponting tries to avoid the shot.
Barchandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barchandao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barchandao misses with a looping right.
Ponting getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ponting misses with an uppercut.
Barchandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barchandao throws the left hand but Ponting avoids the punch easily.
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!
Ponting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barchandao.
Ponting lands a lovely overhand right.
Barchandao looks to land a left hand but Ponting moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting misses with a low kick.
Barchandao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ponting tries to bum rush Barchandao with a series of wild strikes but Barchandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milosz Barchandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barchandao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Ponting misses.
Ponting scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barchandao doesn't seem bothered though.
Ponting looks to score with a jab to the body but Barchandao is just out of range.
Ponting scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barchandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Barchandao misses with a hook to the body
and Ponting cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Ponting misses
and Barchandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Barchandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ponting doesn't seem phased though.
Barchandao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponting to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barchandao.
A big left from Barchandao misses.
Barchandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barchandao avoids the body shot from Ponting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barchandao scores with a decent looking hook.
Barchandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Barchandao moves out of range as Ponting strikes.
Ponting throws a right hand that Barchandao ducks under and follows up with a left that Barchandao also avoids with ease.
It looked like Barchandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barchandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Ponting.
Ponting thuds a left hand into Barchandao's body.
Barchandao missing with a left hand there. Ponting was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ponting throws a right and a left that Barchandao avoids nicely.
Barchandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Ponting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricky Ponting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barchandao throws a hook but Ponting avoids it easily.
Barchandao looks to land a right hand but Ponting moved out of range.
Barchandao connects with a body shot.
Barchandao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ponting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponting connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barchandao's hands.
Ponting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barchandao staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting lands with a cross.
Ponting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barchandao.
Ponting dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ponting swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barchandao.
Ponting misses with a left hand
and Barchandao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ponting thinking.
Ponting pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barchandao is out of range and Ponting settles back down.
Barchandao ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Ponting thuds his right hand into Barchandao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barchandao misses with a looping left.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ponting. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ponting lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barchandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barchandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ponting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barchandao misses with a looping right.
Ponting lands a nice hook to Barchandao's body. Barchandao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ponting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barchandao circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Ponting finds it's way through Barchandao's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponting lands a jab to Barchandao's midsection.
Ponting's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ponting duly obliges.
Ponting fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ponting shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barchandao eats them both and turns towards Ponting to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ponting misses with the combination.
A big right from Barchandao misses.
Barchandao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ponting on the side of the head.
Barchandao misses the shot to the body.
Barchandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponting is just out of range.
Barchandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barchandao avoids the head kick by Ponting.
Barchandao 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.
Barchandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponting moves away.
Ponting connects with a nice looking jab.
Ponting doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Barchandao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ponting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ponting ducks under a wild hook from Barchandao.
Ponting tests Barchandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ponting takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ponting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barchandao.
Ponting works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barchandao moves forwards but Ponting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barchandao misses the shot to the body.
Ponting misses the shot to the body.
Ponting staying out of range there.
Ponting misses with a low kick.
Ponting lands with a cross.
Ponting lands with a good body shot.
Barchandao misses with a straight left.
Barchandao misses the shot to the body.
Ponting keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barchandao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barchandao takes a swing at Ponting's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Barchandao takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Ponting.
Barchandao is rocked!
Barchandao drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ponting to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Barchandao! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ponting takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ricky Ponting!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Ponting 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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