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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stickem N Move (ranked 4791 p4p, 444 weight class) and Alexander Zass (ranked 126 p4p, 14 weight class). Alexander Zass is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 cm 21 202 0 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm 22 190 7 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer Granite chin
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Excellent boxer Good gas tank
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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 Los Angeles, Stickem N Move! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zass! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! N Move takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Alexander Zass has been cut. Zass connects with a good right hand that stumbles N Move. N Move circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Stickem N Move has been cut. A big right from Zass misses. N Move takes a swing at Zass's ribcage but misses. Nice jab there from Zass. N Move cracks Zass with a good jab. N Move fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
N Move throws a big shot that misses. N Move's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zass under the eye. Zass misses the shot to the body. N Move throws a hook to the side of Zass's head but Zass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. N Move connects with a body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! N Move takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
N Move jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zass digs a good body shot into N Move's ribs. N Move 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.
Zass connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from N Move. N Move misses the jab. N Move throws a hook to the side of Zass's head but Zass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Zass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from N Move. N Move scores with a jab to the body. N Move has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zass finds it's way round the side to connect with N Move's head. N Move swings for the body but Zass moves out of range.
A slow jab from N Move misses its intended target. N Move is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
N Move uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zass. N Move sizes up Zass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. N Move uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. N Move misses with a body shot.
Stickem N Move seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. N Move defending well as Zass loads up on a big left hand. N Move cracks Zass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zass misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. N Move throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Zass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. N Move scores with a nice right hand.
N Move throws out a loose jab but Zass uses good head movement to avoid it. A countering left hand to the body from Zass misses. Zass throws out a loose jab but N Move uses good head movement to avoid it. Zass lands with a right hand. N Move misses with a wild body shot. Zass ducks under a wild hook from N Move. A shot to the body from N Move misses and Zass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. N Move misses with a lunging right hand
and Zass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Zass slips under a jab. N Move looks to land a left hand but Zass moved out of range nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. N Move misses the jab. Zass rushes N Move and presses him up against the ropes. Zass misses with a hook from the clinch. Zass lands a left hand that snaps the head of N Move backwards. Zass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. 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 Stickem N Move will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Zass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches N Move on the side of the head. Zass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. N Move lands with a straight right. Zass didn't see that one coming. A swing and a miss from N Move. N Move misses with an uppercut. Zass saw that one coming. Zass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Zass misses with a wild body shot. Zass jabbing away but nothing is landing. N Move moves away from the strike by Zass. N Move appears to be looking for a big counter. N Move throws a shot to the body.
N Move throws a right hand that misses
and Zass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by N Move.
Zass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Stickem N Move is winning the standup battle so far. N Move takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
N Move throws a looping overhand right but Zass ducks down to avoid it. Zass moves out of range as N Move strikes. N Move missing with a left hand there. Zass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Alexander Zass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round. N Move lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Zass lands a jab to N Move's midsection. Zass scores with a hook. Donk. Zass catches N Move right on the button with a cross.
N Move is rocked! Zass forces N Move back against the ropes and clinches. Oh N Move is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Zass creates a bit of distance and cracks N Move with a big uppercut! N Move goes down! The referee pushes Zass away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will N Move make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Zass takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Zass! During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Zass thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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