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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23353 p4p, 2855 weight class) and Datu Rizalia (ranked 612 p4p, 304 weight class). Rizalia has chosen Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 cm 24 250 16 - 10 - 0 |
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202 cm 26 270 12 - 11 - 0 |
World class MT Cardio machine
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World class MT Powerful
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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigi Pesalelei! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rizalia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pesalelei counters with a left to the body. Rizalia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Rizalia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Datu Rizalia has been cut. Pesalelei misses with a body shot.
Pesalelei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizalia. Pesalelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizalia was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesalelei. Some bone on bone action there as Pesalelei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Pesalelei throws a nice outside leg kick. Rizalia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Rizalia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A counter left hand to the body from Pesalelei misses its target. Pesalelei scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesalelei. Rizalia jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pesalelei with a nice cross. Pesalelei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rizalia throws a wild body kick that Pesalelei sees coming a mile off. Rizalia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pesalelei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pesalelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizalia manages to avoid it. Rizalia now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Rizalia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Pesalelei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rizalia misses with a left hand and Pesalelei counters with a lovely shot to the body. Pesalelei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizalia. Good shot there by Pesalelei. Pesalelei scores with a jab to the head.
Pesalelei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. That kick from Pesalelei tenderised Rizalia's leg. Rizalia is trying to keep his angry face on. Rizalia misses with a straight right. Pesalelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Pesalelei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Pesalelei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rizalia at a distance.
Pesalelei throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pesalelei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Pesalelei throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pesalelei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Rizalia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rizalia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pesalelei.
Rizalia is rocked! Rizalia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Rizalia is still on wobbly legs! Can Pesalelei finish him? Rizalia thows a leg kick but Pesalelei checks it and Pesalelei counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sigi Pesalelei! Sigi Pesalelei tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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