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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3930 p4p, 23894 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 408 p4p, 625 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell ducks under a wild hook from Pesalelei.
Cornell throws a leg kick
enabling Pesalelei to counter with a crisp jab.
Cornell with the inside leg kick.
Cornell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pesalelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesalelei scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cornell.
Pesalelei throws a sloppy head kick and Cornell moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cornell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesalelei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cornell finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesalelei's head.
Cornell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pesalelei eats them both and turns towards Cornell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cornell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pesalelei. That one must have hurt.
Cornell slips under a jab.
Tony Cornell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cornell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pesalelei. Pesalelei obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell lands a nice hook to Pesalelei's body. Pesalelei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cornell.
Cornell looks for the body kick but Pesalelei saw that one coming.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but Cornell moves out of range.
Pesalelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cornell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cornell loads up on a big right hand but Pesalelei slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Pesalelei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pesalelei wants to clinch up but Cornell keeps it at a distance.
Cornell throws a shot to the body.
Cornell throws a looping overhand right but Pesalelei ducks down to avoid it.
Pesalelei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cornell throws a front kick that sends Pesalelei stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell connects with a right hand. Pesalelei shakes it off.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
Cornell throws a leg kick but Pesalelei checks it.
Pesalelei scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesalelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cornell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pesalelei counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Cornell. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cornell there.
Cornell gets tackled into the ropes by Pesalelei. Pesalelei maintains the clinch.
Cornell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cornell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesalelei misses with the head strike.
Cornell misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pesalelei is looking to clinch but Cornell is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pesalelei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pesalelei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Cornell misses
and Pesalelei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cornell's knee momentarily.
Cornell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cornell.
Cornell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pesalelei staying out of range there.
Pesalelei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Cornell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pesalelei counter with a right hand.
Cornell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pesalelei needs to keep his hands up - Cornell had a free shot at his head there.
Cornell motions for Pesalelei to come forward. Cornell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cornell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cornell lands a body shot.
Cornell misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Pesalelei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cornell throws out a loose jab but Pesalelei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesalelei steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cornell misses with a body kick.
Cornell throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesalelei.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesalelei can do to turn this around?
Cornell scores with a kick to the body.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cornell lands a nice looking body shot.
Cornell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesalelei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cornell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesalelei manages to avoid it.
Pesalelei tries a quick counter leg kick but Cornell is wise to it.
Pesalelei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cornell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesalelei scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell throws a jab when Pesalelei was well out of range.
Cornell blocks the body kick.
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut
and Cornell counters with a nice uppercut.
Cornell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesalelei throws a fast counter high kick but Cornell manages to duck under it in time.
Pesalelei throws a nice looking combination but Cornell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pesalelei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cornell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pesalelei doesn't manage to clinch there - Cornell circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Cornell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cornell.
Pesalelei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Cornell misses
and Pesalelei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei'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.
Pesalelei swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cornell to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesalelei is rocked!
Cornell cracks Pesalelei with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sigi Pesalelei was interviewed post fight and said 'im sorry to all my fans i let down.'.
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