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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zico Verhoeven (ranked 5913 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Kong Wu (ranked 546 p4p, 426 weight class). The key to victory for Zico Verhoeven has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent
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Decent boxing
Solid chin
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zico Verhoeven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kong Wu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kong Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verhoeven throws a right and a left that Wu avoids nicely.
Verhoeven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wu.
Wu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Verhoeven tries to clinch there but Wu circles away.
Wu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Kong Wu has been cut.
Wu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoeven moves away.
Wu doesn't manage to clinch there - Verhoeven circles away.
Wu gets a clinch.
Wu is trying to stall.
Verhoeven breaks from the clinch.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verhoeven tries to bum rush Wu with a series of wild strikes but Wu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wu scores with a nice right hand.
Wu closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verhoeven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven lands with a kick to the temple. Wu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wu clinches up against the ropes.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch.
A jab from Verhoeven finds it's way through Wu's defenses.
Wu gets a clinch.
Wu wants to get back to striking at distance but Verhoeven won't allow it.
Wu throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven is trying to break the clinch but Wu is controlling him.
Verhoeven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wu instigates a clinch.
Wu wants to stall.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoeven slowing the pace effectively.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wu cracks Verhoeven with a nice body shot.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu closes the distance and pushes Verhoeven back into the ropes.
Come on Wu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verhoeven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zico Verhoeven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wu throws a big shot that misses.
Verhoeven misses with a two punch combination.
Verhoeven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Verhoeven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Verhoeven looks to land a combination. Wu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Verhoeven tries to clinch but Wu is having none of it.
Wu keeps the fight on the outside.
Verhoeven tries to clinch up but Wu circles away and keeps his distance.
Verhoeven tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wu throws out a counter right but Verhoeven avoids it with no problem.
Verhoeven scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zico Verhoeven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kong Wu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Verhoeven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verhoeven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wu.
Verhoeven tries a head kick but it misses.
Wu closes the distance and clinches.
Verhoeven blocks a body shot from Wu.
Verhoeven is looking to control Wu's arms but Wu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verhoeven has his back to the ropes.
Wu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Verhoeven manages to break the clinch.
Wu throws a series of punches but Verhoeven moves out of range.
Wu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wu misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verhoeven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Verhoeven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wu.
Zico Verhoeven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verhoeven doesn't manage to clinch there - Wu circles away.
Wu tries to close the distance and clinch but Verhoeven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Verhoeven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu rushes Verhoeven and presses him up against the ropes.
Wu has had enough of the clinch but Verhoeven keeps him there for the moment.
Verhoeven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verhoevens head.
Wu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verhoeven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wu can't find room to land a body shot as Verhoeven controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verhoeven.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verhoeven breaks from the clinch.
Wu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Verhoeven blocks a head kick by Wu.
Wu misses with a hook.
Verhoeven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verhoeven is looking to clinch but Wu is avoiding it.
Verhoeven looks to land a combination but Wu avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven with a jab.
That has opened up Kong Wu's cut even more.
Verhoeven throws a series of punches but Wu moves out of range.
Wu looks to land a combination but Verhoeven avoids it well.
Wu walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wu tries to clinch there but Verhoeven circles away.
Wu moves into the clinch successfully.
Wu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verhoeven manages to break the clinch.
Verhoeven keeps the fight on the outside.
Wu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verhoeven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verhoeven cracks Wu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Verhoeven catches Wu right on the button with a cross.
Wu is rocked!
Wu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Verhoeven finish him?
Verhoeven closes the distance and catches Wu with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Wu is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Wu is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Wu is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Verhoeven takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Zico Verhoeven!
After the fight, Zico Verhoeven was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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