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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 405 p4p, 669 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 13 p4p, 23 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Gauthier Delsarte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keone Kapisi's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Delsarte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delsarte avoids the body shot from Kapisi.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapisi manages to avoid it.
Delsarte jabs at Kapisi's body.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapisi missing with a left hand there. Delsarte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Delsarte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delsarte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kapisi.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapisi.
Delsarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kapisi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Delsarte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte connects with a body shot.
Kapisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delsarte.
A big right from Delsarte misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kapisi misses its target.
Kapisi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Delsarte misses with a hook.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
Delsarte stuns Kapisi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Delsarte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kapisi misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a good cross that connects.
Kapisi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Delsarte's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Delsarte is looking to slow Kapisi down with leg kicks.
Delsarte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kapisi doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Delsarte!
Delsarte lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Delsarte. That's going to slow Kapisi down.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
Delsarte misses with a low kick.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delsarte connects with a crisp jab.
Delsarte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Delsarte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Delsarte coming out on top.
Delsarte is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kapisi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kapisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapisi is rocked!
Delsarte is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh Kapisi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Delsarte works Kapisi's body with a nice hook.
Kapisi throws a hook but Delsarte blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delsarte! But no joy.
Kapisi moves out of range of the leg kick from Delsarte.
A solid body kick from Delsarte.
The fighters circling - Kapisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delsarte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delsarte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kapisi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi takes a swing at Delsarte's ribcage but misses.
Delsarte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Delsarte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kapisi.
Good shot there by Delsarte.
Kapisi misses the jab.
Kapisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delsarte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooh!!! Kapisi has knocked Delsarte down with a huge combo! Kapisi steps away and waves a wobbly Delsarte back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Delsarte misses.
Kapisi misses with a left hand
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapisi misses with a body shot
and Delsarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapisi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delsarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kapisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delsarte digs a good body shot into Kapisi's ribs.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
A cross from Kapisi lands.
Kapisi blocks a head kick by Delsarte.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapisi throws a right and a left that Delsarte avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kapisi is breathing heavily.
Delsarte throws out a powerful jab.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
and Delsarte counters with a straight right hand.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Delsarte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kapisi tries to move into range but Delsarte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Kapisi.
Kapisi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kapisi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Delsarte lands a nice looking body kick.
Kapisi looks to throw the jab but Delsarte is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kapisi throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Delsarte works Kapisi's body with a nice hook.
Delsarte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
Kapisi misses with a low kick as Delsarte jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Delsarte.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kapisi throws a series of punches but Delsarte avoids them all with ease.
Delsarte defending well as Kapisi loads up on a big left hand.
Kapisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delsarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapisi.
Delsarte lands a head kick. Kapisi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delsarte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Delsarte misses its intended target.
Kapisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Delsarte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delsarte counters with a stiff right hand.
Delsarte wants to slow Kapisi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kapisi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Delsarte cracks Kapisi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delsarte throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte counters with a thumping low kick.
Delsarte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Delsarte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kapisi.
Kapisi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Delsarte slips under a jab.
Delsarte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi thuds a left hand into Delsarte's body.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delsarte counters with a solid body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kapisi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapisi.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Kapisi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That kick from Delsarte tenderised Kapisi's leg. Kapisi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapisi misses with a looping right.
Kapisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapisi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kapisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapisi loads up on a big right hand but Delsarte slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kapisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delsarte - the referee stops the clock and Kapisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delsarte. Kapisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delsarte scores with a leg kick.
Kapisi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Delsarte scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte drops Kapisi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kapisi looks back up at him and smiles so Delsarte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kapisi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Delsarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte delivers a nice body kick.
Delsarte scores with a sloppy right hand. Kapisi should have avoided that one.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Delsarte misses.
Delsarte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delsarte is looking to slow Kapisi down with leg kicks.
Kapisi feints and then cracks Delsarte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delsarte down.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Delsarte connects with an inside leg kick.
Kapisi throws an off balance right hand
and Delsarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Delsarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delsarte with a nice calf kick.
Kapisi misses with a jab to the body
and Delsarte counters with a two punch combo.
Delsarte ducks under a wild hook from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delsarte.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Delsarte is just out of range.
Kapisi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delsarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte blocks a jab.
Delsarte lands a front kick.
Delsarte sizes up Kapisi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delsarte lands with a hook. Kapisi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kapisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Delsarte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delsarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapisi misses with a lunging right hand
and Delsarte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Kapisi misses.
Kapisi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kapisi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kapisi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delsarte can pounce on him.
Delsarte lands a jab.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Kapisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delsarte lands with a cross.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Delsarte! Kapisi is out on his feet! Delsarte rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kapisi is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kapisi is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier Delsarte!
During a confident post fight interview, Gauthier Delsarte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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