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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22723 p4p, 361 weight class) and Kvame Zulu (ranked 128 p4p, 15 weight class). Zulu has chosen Big Badaboom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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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 30 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kvame Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Zulu - just one landing.
It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Zulu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zulu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Zulu.
Good work by Bandichoo as he checks the leg kick.
Zulu misses with a few strikes there.
Zulu misses with a straight left.
Zulu slips a straight right by Bandichoo.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulu misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zulu tries to score with a low kick but Bandichoo moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Bandichoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo rushes Zulu and presses him up against the ropes.
Zulu misses with some punches.
Bandichoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandichoo lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zulu.
Bandichoo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zulu's efforts to push away.
Zulu lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bandichoo fails to land.
Bandichoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bandichoo.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bandichoo presses Zulu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Still in the clinch, Bandichoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zulu lands with a light punch inside.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandichoo lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bandichoo.
Zulu can't find room to land a body shot as Bandichoo controls the action.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Zulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zulu manages to break the clinch.
Bandichoo lands with a good body shot.
Zulu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bandichoo.
Zulu looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zulu under the eye.
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandichoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Zulu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Zulu moves out of range easily.
Zulu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bandichoo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zulu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bandichoo. Bandichoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Zulu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zulu slips under a jab.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
Zulu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zulu jabs at Bandichoo's body.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Zulu moves out of range.
Bandichoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zulu if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
Zulu misses with a hook.
Bandichoo cracks a nice hook into Zulu's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zulu doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandichoo cracks Zulu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Bandichoo lands.
Bandichoo rushes Zulu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bandichoo digs a right hand underneath Zulu's ribcage. Zulu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bandichoo gets through Zulu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandichoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zulu ducks into a a hook from Bandichoo and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Zulu is rocked!
That has opened up Kvame Zulu's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandichoo knocks out Zulu with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Bandichoo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Bandichoo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz Bandichoo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Taz Bandichoo thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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