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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paolo Herdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paolo Herdy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Hand's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Herdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Hand!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand is looking to clinch.
Herdy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herdy lands a jab to Hand's midsection.
Herdy throws a head kick that misses.
Hand is looking to clinch but Herdy is avoiding it.
Hand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herdy throws a nice looking combination but Hand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herdy tries to keep at a distance but Hand has taken the fight into the clinch.
Herdy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hand avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hand throws an elbow but misses.
Hand lands a nice uppercut.
Herdy misses with a knee strike.
Hand prevents Herdy from breaking the clinch.
Hand misses with an elbow strike.
Hand struggles to land a body shot inside as Herdy controls his hands.
Herdy avoids the elbow strike from Hand, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hand throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herdy's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Herdy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hand lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand blocks an elbow strike from Herdy.
Hand throws an elbow but it misses.
Hand avoids a wild elbow strike from Herdy.
Herdy breaks from the clinch.
Hand darts in and clinches Herdy up against the cage.
Herdy misses with a knee strike.
Herdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herdy forces Hand back against the cage and clinches.
Herdy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hand.
Herdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand is defending well for now.
Hand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Herdy.
Hand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herdy has Hand up against the cage in a clinch.
Herdy misses with a knee strike.
Herdy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hand takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hand pushes off an throws an elbow but Herdy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hand misses with an elbow over the top.
Herdy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Herdy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Herdy misses with an elbow over the top.
Herdy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Herdy blocks an elbow strike from Hand.
Herdy missing with knees to the body.
Herdy blocks an elbow strike.
Herdy throws an elbow that misses.
Hand avoiding damage as Herdy throws knees to the body.
Hand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herdy has managed to clinch.
Herdy blocking some punches.
Herdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand is defending well for now.
Herdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Herdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herdy blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Hand.
Herdy tries a knee to the head but Hand blocks it.
Herdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hand avoids it.
Herdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hand blocks it with crossed arms.
Herdy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hand lands with a light punch inside.
Herdy blocks an elbow strike.
Herdy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hand blocks an elbow strike from Herdy.
Herdy blocks an elbow strike.
Hand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Herdy dodges an elbow strike from Hand.
Herdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand moves to clinch but Herdy breaks away
and Herdy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hand thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hand looks gassed!
Hand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herdy can pounce on him.
Herdy clinches with his opponent.
Herdy missing with knees to the body.
Hand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herdy blocks the elbow strike.
Herdy avoids a wild elbow strike from Hand.
Hand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herdy lands an elbow inside that Hand shrugs off.
It looks like Paul Hand has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Herdy obliges.
Herdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herdy forces Hand back against the cage and clinches.
Herdy lands a nice elbow.
Hand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herdy crunches a lovely knee into Hand's ribcage.
Herdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Herdy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hand's cut.
That's time! Herdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Herdy misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Herdy.
Herdy misses with the combination.
Hand avoids a kick to the body.
Hand wants to clinch.
Herdy throws a sloppy head kick and Hand moves out of range easily.
Hand moves in looking to clinch but Herdy pushes him off.
Herdy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Hand has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herdy.
Hand tries to clinch up but Herdy circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hand, pushing him back against the cage.
Hand is breathing heavily.
Hand looking to throw knees to the head but Herdy is blocking nicely.
Hand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herdy's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herdy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paolo Herdy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand is defending well for now.
Herdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hand blocks it with crossed arms.
Hand scores with a shoulder strike.
Hand misses with an elbow strike.
Hand manages to break the clinch.
Herdy clinches up with Hand and pushes him back against the cage.
Hand is trying to push Herdy away but Herdy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Herdy pushes Hand back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Herdy lands with a nice body kick.
Herdy moves into the clinch successfully.
Herdy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Herdy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hand misses with some punches.
Herdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hand is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herdy misses with a head kick.
Hand is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herdy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Herdy.
Herdy throws out a loose jab but Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Herdy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Herdy.
Hand forces Herdy back against the cage and clinches.
Herdy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herdy avoids the elbow strike from Hand, against the cage.
Herdy breaks the clinch.
Herdy forces Hand back against the cage and clinches.
Herdy dodges an elbow strike from Hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hand throws an elbow but misses.
Herdy pushes Hand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herdy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Herdy manages to break the clinch.
Herdy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hand moves away.
Herdy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hand tries to clinch but Herdy is having none of it.
Herdy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hand wants to clinch up but Herdy keeps it at a distance.
Herdy throws a combination. Hand tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hand is rocked!
Herdy staggers Hand with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Hand looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Hand is still on wobbly legs! Can Herdy finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Hand is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paolo Herdy!
During a confident post fight interview, Paolo Herdy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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