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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).
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 , fighting out of , Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou lands a nice hook to Bakiyev's body. Bakiyev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zinsou takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zinsou.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Zinsou's ribcage but misses.
Zinsou throws a sloppy body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zinsou clinches up with Bakiyev and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zinsou tries to break free but Bakiyev pushes him back against the ropes.
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zinsou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
It seemed like Zinsou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Zinsou. Beautiful body shot.
Bakiyev throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zinsou darts in trying to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zinsou takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakiyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zinsou clinches up with Bakiyev and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zinsou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bakiyev's brow.
Zinsou breaks the clinch.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zinsou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zinsou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakiyev moves away.
Bakiyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinsou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bakiyev throws a lazy right hand but Zinsou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakiyev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zinsou has closed the distance and engaged Bakiyev in a clinch.
Bakiyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Zinsou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zinsou moves away.
Bakiyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zinsou moves into the clinch successfully.
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Bakiyev.
Zinsou misses with a body shot
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zinsou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Zinsou clinches with his opponent.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zinsou avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev is looking to wear down Zinsou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bakiyev tries to keep at a distance but Zinsou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bakiyev has had enough of the clinch but Zinsou keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zinsou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zinsou tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev misses with a hook
and Zinsou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakiyev misses with a straight left.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Zinsou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakiyev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zinsou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zinsou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakiyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zinsou.
Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zinsou moves into the clinch.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou moves into the clinch.
Bakiyev managing to block the knees to the body from Zinsou.
Zinsou is trying to break the clinch but Bakiyev has him pressed against the ropes.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Zinsou fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bakiyev misses the target.
Zinsou moves into range and clinches up with Bakiyev.
Zinsou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zinsou pushes off an throws an elbow but Bakiyev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bakiyev tries to break the clinch but Zinsou is controlling the position.
Zinsou scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zinsou.
Bakiyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zinsou is looking to control Bakiyev's arms but Bakiyev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zinsou has his back to the ropes.
Zinsou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Bakiyev keeps control of Zinsou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yayi Zinsou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Zinsou is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zinsou walks into a jab.
Zinsou is looking to clinch.
Bakiyev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zinsou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zinsou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Zinsou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bakiyev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bakiyev digs a good hook to Zinsou's body.
Bakiyev gets tackled into the ropes by Zinsou. Zinsou maintains the clinch.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zinsou jabs Bakiyev right on the nose. Bakiyev blinks but takes it well.
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bakiyev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bakiyev jabs Zinsou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakiyev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zinsou scores with a jab.
Oh Bakiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zinsou tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zinsou connects with a quick right hand that sends Bakiyev 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 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yayi Zinsou!
In his post fight interview, Yayi Zinsou started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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