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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 4688 p4p, 90 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 3545 p4p, 71 weight class). Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Bong Ki Duk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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260 lbs
36 - 35 - 0 |
World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Solid chin
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk tries to clinch
and Bradford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ki Duk connects with a looping right hand.
Ki Duk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bradford to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradford tried to counter with a leg kick but Ki Duk avoided it.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick and Bradford moves out of range easily.
Bradford throws a wild body kick that Ki Duk sees coming a mile off.
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ki Duk fails to land with a series of punches.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Bradford avoids them all with ease.
Ki Duk looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradford is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradford counters with a leg kick.
Ki Duk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradford circles away quickly and effectively.
Ki Duk throws a leg kick that misses.
Bradford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses
letting Bradford counter with a right hand.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Bradford keeps it at a distance.
Bradford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk scores with a three punch combo!
Bradford pushes Ki Duk away with a front kick.
Ki Duk looks winded!
Bradford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk moves to clinch but Bradford breaks away
and Bradford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick there by Bradford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ki Duk's calf.
Bradford lands a head kick that bluckles Ki Duk and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Bradford no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Ki Duk throws a low kick, looking for Bradford's leg but Bradford calmly moves out of range.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk clinches with his opponent.
Bradford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk misses with a double jab
and Bradford counters with an inside leg kick.
Bradford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Bradford keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bradford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradford feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick and Bradford moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Bradford avoids it well.
Ki Duk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradford is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ki Duk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ki Duk has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford slips under a jab from Ki Duk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki Duk misses with a leg kick
and Bradford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradford throws a counter high kick but Ki Duk was just alert enough to avoid it.
A low kick from Ki Duk misses
enabling Bradford to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Ki Duk 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Bradford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Duk moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy body shot
and as Ki Duk resets, Bradford pounces with a savage head kick that drops Ki Duk to the mat! Ki Duk looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Ki Duk is rocked!
Bradford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ki Duk throws a lazy right hand but Bradford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki Duk can do to turn this around?
Bradford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses.
Bradford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ki Duk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradford counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Ki Duk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ki Duk tries to avoid it.
Ki Duk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ki Duk misses with a combination
and Bradford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ki Duk's knee momentarily.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bradford rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses.
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Ki Duk's front leg but catches the back leg as Ki Duk tries to avoid it.
Bradford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ki Duk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradford.
Ki Duk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bradford blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
You can see that Ki Duk has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradford circles away.
Bradford throws a quick counter head kick but Ki Duk was just out of range.
Bradford connects with a leg kick. Ki Duk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ki Duk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ki Duk tries to work over Bradford's front leg with a kick but Bradford checks it.
Bradford throws a counter high kick but Ki Duk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ki Duk misses with a body shot.
Ki Duk throws a series of punches but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Ki Duk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bradford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ki Duk thinking.
A jab from Bradford finds it's way through Ki Duk's defenses.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bradford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bradford defending well as Ki Duk loads up on a big left hand.
Bradford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ki Duk wants to clinch but Bradford slips to the side
and Bradford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sonny Bradford!
An out of breath Sonny Bradford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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