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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuan An (ranked 5051 p4p, 5444 weight class) and Tim Bravo (ranked 89 p4p, 120 weight class). Yuan An has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 cm 18 246 0 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm 18 244 1 - 0 - 0 |
Good kicks Prefers standup
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Solid Muay Thai Heavy handed
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuan An! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Bravo! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An closes the distance and clinches. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bravo. Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch. Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo is trying to maintain a safe position but An gets an underhook and turns Bravo into the ropes. An stalling the fight.
Bravo tries to work over An's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Yuan An seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by An. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bravo! But no joy. An throws a body kick that misses. Bravo is looking for the big counter here. An defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bravo there as he acknowledges the shot. An tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bravo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. An tries to clinch up and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. An tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good shot there by Bravo. Bravo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by An. An throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body. An misses with a kick to the body.
Bravo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bravo staggers An with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! An looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravo. A head kick misses from An. An throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range. Bravo now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A punch combination from Bravo misses. Bravo connects with a beautiful left hand that drops An onto his butt! An bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
An is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. An walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! An is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Bravo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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