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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giang Hao (ranked 1075 p4p, 1506 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 69 p4p, 85 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giang Hao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao needs to keep his hands up - Roth had a free shot at his head there.
Roth avoids the body shot from Hao.
Roth misses the body punch
and Hao counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roth!
Roth misses with an uppercut. Hao saw that one coming.
Hao throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Roth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hao with a body shot.
Roth looks to land a combination but Hao avoids it well.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
It looked like Hao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roth.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roth throws a right hand that Hao ducks under and follows up with a left that Hao also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hao throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Roth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hao loads up on a big right hand but Roth slips the punch.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roth counters with a straight right hand.
Roth lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Hao goes down! The ref sends Roth to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Hao is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Hao is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao.
Giang Hao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Hao throws a right and a left that Roth avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao staying out of range there.
Hao is looking for a counter combo.
Roth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hao in his tracks.
Roth throws a shot from downtown. Hao moves away and avoids it.
Hao throws out a loose jab but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth lands with an overhand left.
Hao lands a body shot.
Roth swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth works Hao's body with a nice hook.
Roth digs a good body shot into Hao's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Philip Roth should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Roth misses with a two punch combination.
Roth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hao.
Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Hao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Roth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Hao is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hao. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hao scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Hao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
Hao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao misses with an uppercut.
Roth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roth scrambles back to his feet.
Roth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hao momentarily.
Roth lands an overhand right.
Roth misses with a body shot
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roth scores with a one two! Hao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roth loads up on a big right hand but Hao slips the punch.
Roth slips under a jab.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hao misses its target.
Hao misses with a hook to the body
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philip Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao slips a jab from Roth.
Roth throws an overhand right that lands on Hao's shoulder, as Hao tries to avoid the shot.
As Roth looks to move away, Hao throws a big counter combo but Roth just gets out of the way.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Hao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roth throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Hao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roth.
It looked like Hao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hao looks to land a combination. Roth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
Roth lands an overhand right.
Roth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hao counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Roth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roth misses the shot to the body.
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roth throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily.
Roth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roth lands with a hook. Hao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roth scores with the left hand. Hao knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Roth.
Nice jab there from Roth.
Oh Hao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roth takes a swing at Hao's ribcage but misses.
Hao seems to have got his legs back now.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth throws a series of punches but Hao moves out of range.
Philip Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hao.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hao. That snapped Roth's head back.
Hao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roth misses with the combination.
Roth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao jabs at Roth's body.
Roth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roth misses with a hook. Hao ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Roth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roth cracks Hao with an open hand slap.
Roth scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roth throws out a loose jab but Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roth. Roth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hao's head backwards.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
Philip Roth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roth at a distance.
Hao moves out of range as Roth strikes.
Hao missing with a left hand there. Roth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hao scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Roth really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Roth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roth avoids the body shot from Hao.
Roth throws a lazy uppercut
and Hao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hao throws a lazy right hand but Roth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roth scores with the left hand. Hao knows he should have avoided that one.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Hao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao lands with a nice combination. Roth backs away looking to recover.
Hao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hao connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Roth to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Hao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giang Hao!
Giang Hao retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Giang Hao 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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energy
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hype
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