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Golden Ring Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill BumFight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BumFight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
BumFight with a nice cross.
BumFight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by BumFight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of BumFight.
McKenzie slips a jab from BumFight.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that BumFight avoids nicely.
McKenzie throws a series of punches but BumFight avoids them all with ease.
McKenzie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as BumFight backs up against the ropes.
BumFight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BumFight is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McKenzie walks into a stiff left hand from BumFight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BumFight misses with a looping left.
McKenzie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
BumFight takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
BumFight misses with a straight right.
BumFight just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie swings away with a body shot that misses
and BumFight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BumFight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McKenzie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BumFight misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can BumFight finish him?
McKenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
McKenzie slips a jab from BumFight.
McKenzie throws a body punch but BumFight moves out of range.
McKenzie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and BumFight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKenzie misses with a series of wild punches.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BumFight to score with a decent uppercut.
BumFight loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKenzie with a jab.
McKenzie takes a swing at BumFight's ribcage but misses.
BumFight looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
BumFight looks to throw the jab but McKenzie is out of range.
BumFight throws a jab but it's blocked by McKenzie.
A big left from BumFight misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight misses with a two punch combination.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BumFight ducks right into an uppercut from McKenzie.
McKenzie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BumFight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McKenzie tries to clinch up
and BumFight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BumFight misses with a straight left.
BumFight connects with a quick right hand that sends McKenzie tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill BumFight!
Bill BumFight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aaron Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez knocks out Johnson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sanchez before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sanchez picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Sanchez!
Aaron Sanchez gave a mention to xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Freedom Will Commence as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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197 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a straight right.
Kailea looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kailea connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kailea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kailea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kailea slips under a jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kailea.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kailea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Kailea staying out of range there.
No joy there for Kailea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kailea feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Kailea misses.
Kailea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones lands with a hook. Kailea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
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!
Kailea throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones takes a swing at Kailea's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Kailea misses with a few strikes there.
Kailea misses with a two punch combination.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kailea throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Kailea.
Kailea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kailea throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Kailea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kailea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kailea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Jones misses.
Kailea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tests Kailea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kailea works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Kailea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kailea is just out of range.
Kailea cracks Jones with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kailea scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kailea. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kailea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Kailea is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Kailea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kailea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kailea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Kailea throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Kailea is out of range.
Kailea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kailea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones misses with a hook. Kailea ducked under it nicely.
Kailea throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Kailea thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones throws a jab when Kailea was well out of range.
Kailea misses with a body shot.
Kailea closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocco Kailea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kailea just misses with a punch to the body.
Kailea tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Kailea misses with a two punch combination.
Kailea throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Kailea fails to land with a series of punches.
Kailea misses with the combination.
Jones scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Kailea to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Kailea is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kailea manages to avoid it.
Kailea closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kailea doesn't seem bothered though.
Kailea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kailea cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kailea fails to land with a series of punches.
Kailea tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Kailea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kailea throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Kailea swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a right hand from hell and Kailea is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Jones!
Alex Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisman closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisman.
Heisman can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Heisman is controlling the position.
Heisman stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Heisman breaks the clinch.
Heisman swinging wildly here.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Heisman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisman works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisman. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Heisman misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Heisman had a free shot at his head there.
Heisman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heisman tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heisman has Cruz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Heisman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz throws a jab when Heisman was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisman. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Heisman counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz punishes Heisman's body with a nice straight punch.
Heisman moves to clinch but Cruz breaks away
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz swings for the body but Heisman moves out of range.
Heisman wants to clinch.
Heisman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz is looking to wear down Heisman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heisman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Heisman misses.
Heisman looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz with a nice cross.
Heisman throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heisman's corner calls for a 1-2. Heisman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Heisman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisman manages to avoid it.
Heisman just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heisman there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heisman on the side of the head.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heisman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Heisman throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Heisman.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Heisman is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz defending well as Heisman loads up on a big left hand.
Heisman wants to clinch.
Heisman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz takes a swing at Heisman's ribcage but misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Heisman misses with a straight right.
Heisman misses with a hook.
Heisman scores with a jab to the head.
Heisman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Heisman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz throws a body punch but Heisman moves out of range.
Heisman misses the jab.
Heisman misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz tests Heisman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Heisman throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heismans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heisman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Heisman lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heisman takes one on the button.
Cruz 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.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Heisman.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Heisman. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz lunges at Heisman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heisman's hand.
Heisman thows a body shot but no joy.
Heisman forces Cruz back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz avoids the body shot from Heisman.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cruz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisman manages to avoid it.
Heisman lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heisman.
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!
Heisman throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Heisman is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Heisman cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
A punch combination from Heisman misses.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Heisman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heisman avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Heisman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heisman moves into the clinch.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Heisman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Heisman slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heisman moves away.
Heisman throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisman throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Heisman tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Heisman blocks a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Heisman misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heisman moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heisman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
A big right from Cruz misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Heisman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz throws a hook but Heisman blocks it.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Heisman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heisman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisman looks to clinch
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Heisman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heisman is rocked!
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisman.
Heisman is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heisman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Heisman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the ropes. Heisman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Heisman seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisman.
Cruz connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Heisman's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Heisman - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jorge Cruz!
A very excited looking Jorge Cruz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaston Means (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaston Means!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiter clinches with his opponent.
Skiter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Means throws a head punch that misses.
Means tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skiter lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Skiter.
A head punch on the inside from Means fails to land.
Skiter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Means backwards.
I was talking to Means's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skiter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skiter scores with a shot to the side of Means's head.
A body shot lands from Skiter.
Skiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Skiter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Means slips under a jab from Skiter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Means wants to clinch
and Skiter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Means wants to clinch
and Skiter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Means wants to clinch
and Skiter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skiter cracks Means with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Means is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Means is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Means is rocked!
Skiter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Means is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter misses with a double jab.
Means seems to have got his legs back now.
Means darts in trying to clinch
and before Means has any time to reset, Skiter cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rodrick Skiter!
An out of breath Rodrick Skiter 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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